Aussie LPS I have not been able to ID

[oceanarium]

Can anyone ID this coral, its has large raised corallites that are quite distinctly independent of each other like galaxea. Then on the side of each polyp are smaller corallites.

 

[tony727]

To me it looks kind of like a retracted alveopora. I think of flowers when I see it lol

 

[ClownNut]

galaxea

 

[oceanarium]

Two i have looked at,

Flesh looks like alveopora but skeletal is nothing like it. I looked at all the galexea sp and none have the same smaller corallites off the main ones?

 

[Dogshowgrl]

I know you said the skeleton is not like an alveopora but does it look like encrusting gonipora? They have a very different skeleton. Idk if it is close but hey Google is our friend. Or maybe a cyphasteria?? Long shot I know but kinda like the hulk cyphasteria... With the polyp setup those are my GUESSES. GL

 

[oceanarium]

Googled them both dont near match the skelletal. Away from the farm but when back will try get some pics to better demonstrate the detail.

 

[ClownNut]

do a top down shot with the coral out of water.

 

[2peppers]

Looks like it could be some sort of leptastrea

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[oceanarium]

Pretty sure this is now galexea, it was bought from a mariculture operation. The odd polyps budding on the sides of the main polyps seem to be as a result from the fragging from the main colony causing it to grow in new directions.