Coral ID

[SparKy697]

Who am I?

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Galaxia?

 

[ccCapt]

Hydnopora

 

[thincat]

Pagoda cup coral!

Pacific Coral Farm

 

[Innovator]

Show us the skeleton or at least describe it in detail

 

[SparKy697]

I broke this coral in three pieces trying to fracture the rock it was on. More pics to come.

The little bit of the skeleton I can see reminds me of what you see growing under a candy cane coral. As if this mat of tissue is depositing a skeleton under itself, extending in an upward direction. There also seems to be "fingers" developing form a more central region of the mat.

Looking at pictures I have found on the other suggestions, Hydnopora looks the most like what I have.

 

[Sadielynn]

Look up a duncan or whisker coral . Not sure but it certainly reminds me of them

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Too packed together to be a duncan, but after looking more I retract my galaxea guess! If I had to put money on it, I'd wager on Hydnopora.

 

[thincat]

Kurt I reviewed them again and I believe you & ccCapt are correct.

 

[thincat]

Wow, great hitchhiker!!!

 

[melosu58]

Moved to the SW ID forum.