Montipora Palawanensis是蒙蒂（Monti）的一种，已经在我们的礁石坦克（Reef Tanks）中了一段时间。然而，近年来，我们看到了这种珊瑚的菌株数量，尤其是来自印度尼西亚的菌株数量。
在所有SPS珊瑚中，Montiporais the only genus that can compare形式，形状，纹理和颜色的多样性Acropora. Lately, the species which has really been competing for the spotlight from Acros isMontipora Palawanensis这在令人难以置信的功夫蒙蒂（Kung Pao Monti）中得到了很好的说明。
The Kung Pao Monti came from巴厘岛水族馆and eventually made its way toWorld Wide Corals. At first glance this strain ofMontipora Palawanensisappears to be shimmering gold in color, but a closer look reveals a fusion of many different colors.
尽管很少有M. palawanensisis often found in shades of red or orange, and to a lesser degree in green, often with brightly contrasting blue, green or red-orange polyps. But the Kung Pao Monti doesn’t fit this mold, instead it seems to display a spectrum of colors – it appears golden in color from afar but up close you can see that the gold外貌comes from a weird combination of green and orange.
功夫蒙蒂的边缘确实是橙色的，但随后发展出更多的绿色。新的和小的萌芽息肉开始霓虹灯黄色，然后它们也变成绿色，但绿色比殖民地本身更深。几乎好像，功夫蒙蒂自然是橙色Montipora Palawanensisthat has an overlay of green pigment, as if it is already ‘infected’ with Green Fluorescent Protein.
We’ve seen this phenomenon of GFP infection in many strains of蒙蒂托拉，notably the WWC Grafted Cap, and we know that if left to its own the GFP will take over and obscure the orange base coloration. However with the Kung Pao Monti, it似乎like the GFP provides an overlay of color, and perhaps this explains the very unique, prismatic coloration of this eye-catching Montipora strain.
Of course it’s not just about color with the Kung Pao Monti, it’s also about texture.Montipora Palawanensis厚,光滑的节点范围h irregularly fuse, creating a really wicked texture. At the edges of the frag or colony the nodules turn into ridges running perpendicular to the growth margin, however the degree of this texture’s expression is dependent on the particular strain, and the environment it’s grown in.
In moderate light and flow,M. palawanensiswill grow more plate like, with the the nodules looking more like ridges. In high light and high energy environment,Montipora Palawanensissuch as the Kung Pao Monti pictured here in the tank ofDave Botwin发展更厚，更发达的结节，并以更健壮的下辅助生长形式。
Hat tip to Dave Botwin for growing out such a lovely colony of this coral. He was one of the first reefers to get a piece of this coral and it has developed into a truly lust-worthy colony in his tank, and before you ask, it’s been exclusively under Radion G3 Pro LEDs.
当您比较橙色时M. palawanensispictured above and the green one pictured below, you can perhaps see how the Kung Pao Monti seems to share in the coloration of both of these strains. Regardless of the reason for this coral’s coloration, as good as these pictures turned out, you really have to see it in person to truly appreciate the depth of color in the Kung Pao Monti.
