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Hey fellow reefers,
I’m new to the hobby and I’m having trouble identifying a coral. Does anyone know what this is? It’s encrusting over the frag rock, I want to say it’s a lepto but it has tentacles all around and not just near the mouth but all over.. because I don’t know what it is I don’t know the care requirements for it to thrive. But for now I have it in the sand bed. Thanks for the help

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Lithophyllum.
 
That appears to be a Psammocora, it looks similar to the previously mentioned Lithophyllon but is a lot fine in polyp size. I have no personal experience with this coral, but I do know many others do! We'll see if anyone else chimes in.
God bless!
 
That appears to be a Psammocora, it looks similar to the previously mentioned Lithophyllon but is a lot fine in polyp size. I have no personal experience with this coral, but I do know many others do! We'll see if anyone else chimes in.
God bless!
I originally thought psammacora as well, but I also have no experience with them. Aren't there some tentacled Pavona that encrust as well?
 
Not psammo. Psammocora's are almost hairy looking. Tentacles on that are much more sparse.
 
Encrusting pavonas have tentacles arranged in circles around the mouths, not evenly distributed.
 
Example

 
Textbook examples of each above. Aside from coloring, it looks exactly like the C3PO Litho.
 
Well done cell, I defer to your expertise sir. :)

Oops, except I originally typed lithophyllum which is the algae, not lithophyllon, the coral. I should have just stuck with litho!
 
Yeah I googled lithophyllum and was like "this is not what that coral looks like" but your links cleared everything up nicely!
 
Oops, except I originally typed lithophyllum which is the algae, not lithophyllon, the coral. I should have just stuck with litho!
Thank you cell!! This one kept me up all night. But C3PO Lithophyllon looks spot on
 

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