Reef puzzle #5 first coral

[randomfishdude]

I'm sick in bed with nofthing to do so here is the first reef puzzle. I'm rebranding it to reef puzzle so I can do all sorts of things other than fish.
Here we go:

1) I'm a coral
2)I encrust
3)I grow at a medium pace
4) quite a few variations

What am i?

 

[lapin]

I will bite.
Over priced?

 

[randomfishdude]

I will bite.
Over priced?

Can be?

 

[shakacuz]

montipora

 

[Cthulukelele]

How specific is the answer? Like are you looking for montipora undata or would the answer just be montipora

 

[randomfishdude]

How specific is the answer? Like are you looking for montipora undata or would the answer just be montipora

If you want you can. I was mainly going for people guess the main species first.

 

[randomfishdude]

Budump?