Coral id

[jdubDaReefGuy]

Has anyone seen a mushroom coral like this? It started as one giant one then split into about 5 smaller ones. I got one of the pieces that came off. But what type of mushroom is it?

 

[shakacuz]

wild guess i would say rhodactis mushroom if you are confident in that it is a mushroom.

 

[MoshJosh]

Odd, fox coral was my initial guess:

But if you're sure it's a shroom, I agree with above, maybe rhodactis

 

[GlassMunky]

Does not look like a mushroom to me….

 

[jdubDaReefGuy]

wild guess i would say rhodactis mushroom if you are confident in that it is a mushroom.

The LFS says it’s a hairy or frilly mushroom. I asked if they could take a picture of the mother colony for me. Super confident it’s a mushroom, just haven’t seen any pictures that’s similar

 

[jdubDaReefGuy]

Odd, fox coral was my initial guess:

But if you're sure it's a shroom, I agree with above, maybe rhodactis

It looks similar now but the bigger ones it came from looked nothing like that.

 

[jdubDaReefGuy]

wild guess i would say rhodactis mushroom if you are confident in that it is a mushroom.

They almost looked like bounce mushrooms to be honest. Like the tan parts on the bigger ones were more inflated.

 

[jdubDaReefGuy]

Odd, fox coral was my initial guess:

But if you're sure it's a shroom, I agree with above, maybe rhodactis

This would have an exoskeleton correct? My coral has a foot attached to a piece of coral the same way a mushroom would.

 

[shakacuz]

The LFS says it’s a hairy or frilly mushroom. I asked if they could take a picture of the mother colony for me. Super confident it’s a mushroom, just haven’t seen any pictures that’s similar

definitely not a "hairy mushroom".