Is this a duncan?

[fishyjoes]

I have a coral that was sold as a duncan, but it looks like one of the heads has recently split and I've read duncan don't split heads like that - so I'm wondering if maybe it's something else.

In the picture, the head on the right side is a slightly pinched oval with two mouths near each other. The stalk is fleshy covered skeleton if that helps.

Any idea what this is?

 

[MoshJosh]

yup!

 

[1979fishgeek]

Yes that’s a Duncan, they can have slightly different growth patterns as well as colour morphs, some are very tree like, others form a globe and sprout heads from beneath and around existing heads. Ive had one in the past that grown in a branching plate with every head the same height. They can also split as yours has done, sometimes just naturally and sometimes when damage has happened.

 

[fishyjoes]

Thanks for the info. I just never came across any description of them splitting so I was confused