Short Tentacle Goni ID?

[cdw79]

Got what I am 95% sure is a short tentacle Goni at RAP this past weekend as a mystery frag at TSA's booth. When the guy opened it no one was 100% sure what it was (at the time it was pretty shrunken being in a black bag all day) but we agreed it looked like a Goni. We just couldn't tell at the time what its name is. Here's a pic of it adjusted in my tank today. Under whites it honestly looks pretty much the same, maybe a slightly more maroon red though. Any thoughts? Any noteworthy care differences compared to a long tentacle Goni? Thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

I believe you're 95% correct.
Nice goniopora - I picked up an encrusting one this weekend from my LFS.

 

[cdw79]

It's looking good! We had a slight suspicion it may be a leptastrea when it was all shrunken up but seeing it extended today definitely made the ID easier.

Any idea on a name, in case I ever sell on / frag? And if they're technically encrusting, should they be on a rock if I keep them on the substrate? I've always imagined Goni's there in my head, and that's where my other two are, but don't want to impede growth or anything

 

[cdw79]

Mostly trying to see if it Bernardpora in which case I definitely need to keep it on its own island, from what I'm reading

 

[blaxsun]

Here's the encrusting goniopora that I picked up this weekend. This is how it normally looks most of the time.