Oregon Tort Acropora

Lineage Information

Brand / Farm

米国で長く養殖されてきた系統（Oregon Tort として広く流通）

Claimed origin

Acropora tortuosa として流通する米国の養殖系統

Taxon

ミドリイシ（アクロポラ）(Acropora sp.)

Names & Synonyms

• Trade nameOregon Tort Acropora
• Trade nameオレゴントートミドリイシ
• SynonymOregon Tort
• SynonymOregon Tortuosa
• Synonymオレゴントート

Overview

'Oregon Tort' is an aquacultured lineage traded as Acropora tortuosa, with thick, twisted branches in a solid deep blue. It is known as a lineage long aquacultured and shared among US hobbyists, and spread worldwide as a classic of captive-grown Acropora. Keep it under strong light and strong flow with stable KH, Ca and Mg; insufficient light muddies the blue toward purple or brown. Growth is slowish, but encrusted frags are hardy. As a trade name, we treat it here as a lineage.

How to identify

Blue Tenuis has slimmer branches with radial polyps, whereas Oregon Tort has thick twisted branches, small polyps and an even blue. Telling it apart from wild-import tortuosa by looks alone is difficult; rely on aquaculture provenance.

Grade tiers

Grade names used in the trade for this genus. Criteria vary by seller.

Standard

Unbranded aquacultured or wild specimens with common green, brown or purple coloration.

Select

Branded aquacultured lines with established coloration, distinguished by polyp color and tip coloration.

Acropora is rated by brand (such as WWC, TSA and JF), aquaculture generation and how well the frag has established.

Typical price range

Roughly 20,000 to 80,000 yen for a 1-2 cm frag as a guide; it varies widely with provenance, encrustation and seller.

Varies widely by season, specimen and seller. Treat as a rough guide.

Other lineages in this genus

Other Named Lineages within this genus.

• PCレインボーミドリイシ

  PC Rainbow Acropora

  Community known
• TSA ビルマーレイミドリイシ

  TSA Bill Murray Acropora

  Community known
• ウォルトディズニーミドリイシ

  Walt Disney Acropora

  Community known
• 
  グリーンスライマー（ミドリイシ）

  Green Slimer

  Community known
• ジョルトテヌイス

  Jolt Tenuis

  Community known
• 
  ストロベリーショートケーキ（ミドリイシ）

  Strawberry Shortcake

  Community known
• 
  トリカラーバリダ（ミドリイシ）

  Tricolor Valida

  Community known
• ピカチュウテヌイス

  Pikachu Tenuis

  Community known
• ピンクレモネードミドリイシ

  Pink Lemonade Acropora

  Community known
• ブルーテヌイス

  Blue Tenuis

  Community known
• ホームレッカーミドリイシ

  Homewrecker Acropora

  Community known
• レインボーミレポラ

  Rainbow Millepora

  Community known

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