What orange coral is this??

BlackGoldReefs · Oct 14, 2023

Good evening all. I purchased this coral a few years back and I have not been able to ID this LPS( the orange one in the middle). It’s not an Acan, Bower, or Welso to my knowledge, but I could be wrong. The flesh is thin compared to any of those. I also had well defined separate polyps. I love the coral and me center piece but I would love to know the name or genus. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

Macdaddynick1 · Oct 14, 2023

Beautiful lobo

Ben's Pico Reefing · Oct 14, 2023

Looks similar to yours but seems still possibly off. Could just have an unidentified coral. It happens and would be awsome but a unique piece and almost gave me headache lol.

Lobophyllia hemprichii - Wikipedia

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Tcook · Oct 15, 2023

Or possibly symphyllia

@encrustingacro

Beautiful coral btw.

encrustingacro · Oct 15, 2023

Lobophyllia

Tcook said:
Or possibly symphyllia

@encrustingacro

Beautiful coral btw.

Symphyllia is a junior synonym of Lobphyllia

BlackGoldReefs · Oct 15, 2023

Ben's Pico Reefing said:
Looks similar to yours but seems still possibly off. Could just have an unidentified coral. It happens and would be awsome but a unique piece and almost gave me headache lol.

Lobophyllia hemprichii - Wikipedia

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Thank you Ben. I think you may be correct on the lobo or symphyllia classification. I have asked several reefer friends and LFS and they all had different answers. The link you gave me leads me to believe you are correct. Thanks again.

Ben's Pico Reefing · Oct 15, 2023

Jerlet80 said:
Thank you Ben. I think you may be correct on the lobo or symphyllia classification. I have asked several reefer friends and LFS and they all had different answers. The link you gave me leads me to believe you are correct. Thanks again.

It is a beautiful coral and unique in how it looks.