The coral above is not aMontiporabut a new species calledAstreopora montiporina它以普通镀珊瑚的名字命名。喜欢A. cenderawasih和A. acroporinathe newAstreopora montiporinawas also discovered in Cenderawasih Bay,West Papua Indonesia and it also features very unusual growth morphology for this genus of usually massive and encrusting corals. Just likeAstreopora acroporina已经开发了与轴向珊瑚岩相同的标志Acropora, the resemblance ofAstreopora montiporinato platingMontiporais more than just the plating growth form.
除了开发故意的薄板外，A montiporina也有少量沉浸式的冠状石，就像在凝结物上相处一样，就像在镀金物种中经常看到蒙蒂波拉。Alos, whereas the branchingAstreoporawere found growing in relatively shallow water as is often the case with branching corals, the platingAstreopora montiporinawas found living and growing much deeper at 40 to 85 feet deep (12 to 25 meters). As with the other new species ofAsteropora, A. montiporinawas only seen in dull colors of grey, brown and green yet it grew much larger colonies that were up to six feet in diameter.
Carden c·华莱士,埃姆雷Turak & Lyndon DeVantier (2011): Novel characters in a conservative coral genus: three new species ofAstreopora(Scleractinia: Acroporidae) from West Papua, Journal of Natural History, 45:31-32, 1905-1924
