Have you seen this coral?

[Justjoe]

Hey,
Looking for an ID on the following coral:

 

[fishome25]

wow that is different! I thought I've seen them all. only thing I can think of is a very odd looking Catalaphyllia jardinei

 

[MIKE NY]

got me stumped too....looks like the family Trachyphyllia(brain corals) or as Tom suggested Catalaphyllia family..Joe you may have luck in the LPS forum......

 

[cb747]

I cant help you but it sure is purty! Let us know what it is when you find out!

 

[Justjoe]

Its small, that is a 1/2" pvc fitting...

 

[Freed]

There was one on Ebay a couple/few years ago. Can't remember the name though.

 

[Freed]

I will take one if you are selling though. PM me if you are.

 

[Reef Junkie]

Where did it come from?
It almost looks like an oyster.

 

[Spracklcat]

Huh. I'll ask Anthony to take a look, maybe he'll have an idea.

 

[Duce]

They wont be not fully open Rhizos would they?

 

[Anthony Calfo]

I can see where one would guess Euphyllidae (formerly Caryophyllidaae)... and to some extent Trachyphyllidae (fan-shaped corallum resembles a free-living stony)...

but from pic alone (barely educated guess in such cases), I'm agreeing with Duce: this specimen has hallmarks of Dendrophyllidae and the like (solitary, aposymbiotic species... a bit reminiscent of Rhizos, Dendrophyllia, etc)

If you can give me an indication of where you saw them, we can track down the likely collectors and get a proper name for the import for ya.