Help with SPS ID

[bluewill]

purchased this at a LFS yesterday ,employee told me he had just gotten it in , looked at recieving log ,told me it was a Pocillopora , said calliflower coral . I've been researching online and think no way
I really don't think its a Pocillapora, looks more like a Montipora , Coral is bright lime neon green, and looks like it is plating and branching. checking online the closest I could find is Montipora aequituberculata. Its Hoping someone can help ID

 

[scuzy]

Pectinia?

 

[vpoiu1263]

I think it is the hydnophora.
You can check it on the web.
If it is Hydnophora., You may be leaving it away to others coral.
That's a very aggressive one.

 

[olecaptainj]

Yep hydnophora

 

[iemsparticus]

+1 to Hydnophora... looks like hydnophora exesa, which, as stated, is an aggressive coral.

 

[bluewill]

just check images for hydnopora , and really don't think so , the branches are not round or cylindrical , the branches are thin ridged plate like

 

[DSC reef]

Look up merulina ampliata. Could also be plating hydnophora

 

[olecaptainj]

This is without a shred of doubt a hydnophora, there are also different special es of hydnophora.

I also have this exact coral myself, came from WWC aka WWC glowstick for $10 on their eBay auctions....

It’s quite aggressive so make sure it’s far from other corals or it will kill them.

 

[iemsparticus]

Thin ridged plate branches like this... a hydnophora exesa?

 

[bluewill]

heres another pic

 

[iemsparticus]

heres another pic

Yes... looks exactly like a hydnophora.

 

[bluewill]

got it , thanks

 

[James Johnson]

Look up merulina ampliata. Could also be plating hydnophora

Yup, you nailed it if you touch the two corals they are very easy to tell apart, but some times hard to tell from a pic, most definitely merulina