ID this coral please

[van7271]

Thanks. The lfs didn’t know but they said it was a sps of some kind. Thanks

 

[leahfiish]

Looks like a hairy mushroom to me. Is it soft?
Edit: now that I'm not in the sun I can see it is definitely not a hairy mushroom

 

[van7271]

No. It is encrusted on a rock.

 

[AcroNem]

Looks like a Hydnophora species. A stony coral, can't tell which species when it's still little but we can tell more as its skeleton develops

 

[cloak]

+1 Hydnophora. (exesa?)

 

[DSC reef]

Looks like a hydnophora or a type of merulina coral.

 

[AcroNem]

It's most likely Hydnophora exesa, but we'll see. @DSC reef could be right too with Merulina.

 

[van7271]

Thanks so much for your knowledge. Hydnophora exesa Is definitely right. Thanks again.