Live Rock Coral ID

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I bought some live Aussie rock from @Eric Cohen a few months ago. Seriously amazing rock, I wish i had more room to order more! Some pictures from when it came in:
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Unfortunately I had a bit of die off as my tank was going through a mini cycle with the large amount of dry rock.

Fast forward 4 months, I notice some fluorescence coming from the branch rock. I finally fragged the few hitch hiker corals. (I think there is one more...) pictures under whiteish lights

don't need an ID on this one, I am fairly sure this is a Zoa. (if there is a trade name let me know) Blue center with green then blue speckled brownish skirt
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Smaller polyp of what I assume is the same thing although the blue and green are reversed
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Lastly this is what has me stumped. Fungia? Blasto? definitely not a zoa
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Couldn't that be a Duncan though because aren't those native to aus? Or is that color combo not possible for duncana
 
Couldn't that be a Duncan though because aren't those native to aus? Or is that color combo not possible for duncana
that I also wasn't sure about lol, but they do close up more like zoas than duncans. Unless you are referring to the second, which it could also be a duncan. do zoas grow in Australia?
 
Looks like a fungia to me. Blasto tentacles are usually opaque and a bit thinner, plus that is a known color pattern for Fungia while green blastos are very uncommon. Awesome snag.
 
Cynarina do not have tentacles on their outer mantle like this guy does, their tentacles are restricted to the oral disc. Plus, babies at this size are nearly clear and have a very defined skeleton. A cynarina would have been awesome though.
 

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