Coral ID Please

[Roatan Reef]

So I bought a nice 2.5lb live rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater.

They said it comes with a Cup Coral, and it looks awesome and is doing its thing, problem is, I look on the interwebs and don't see anything that people call cup corals that look like this.

Thoughts?

 

[blaxsun]

It's neat!

 

[Roatan Reef]

It's neat!

Well I appreciate that...but is it a cup or na?

 

[blaxsun]

Well I appreciate that...but is it a cup or na?

No idea, sorry.

 

[encrustingacro]

My best guess is cladocora, but I’m not sure. Us hobbyists usually don’t know much about Atlantic stony corals, as they are not imported.

 

[Reefing102]

Try Orbicella annularis or Montastrea cavernosa

Carribean Star Coral

 

[encrustingacro]

Try Orbicella annularis or Montastrea cavernosa

Carribean Star Coral

Orbicella and montastraea are both plocoid, while this coral is cerioid. Orbicellas and montastraeas also have different looking tentacles.

 

[Roatan Reef]

No, closest thing I can find is Caryophylliidae

 

[encrustingacro]

I asked a coral taxonomist and he said it‘s a phyllangia.

 

[Roatan Reef]

I asked a coral taxonomist and he said it‘s a phyllangia.

Yaaaasss
...that's it! Thank you so much!

It is related to the Caryophylliidae family. Very cool coral indeed, but not much known about it, as it is a type of Cup Coral from the Atlantic Ocean.

It says it's a Hidden Cup Coral!

Thank you so much @encrustingacro