ID please. Montipora, Porite or Seriatopora

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Here is the picture. How can you tell these three genus apart? It is an encrusting fast grower but will send stub projection up from a flat surface. TIA
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I don think it is a Pocilipora. The coral you see in the picture is 3 inches in height. The stubby projection are minimal. It is an encrusting coral. It is bright pink under high light.
 
In my oppinion this is either a Poccilopora as stated above, or
It could be a Stylophora - This would be my guesse -
It is not a monti, or birds nest IMO, I suppose it could be porites, but I doubt it. I think those nubs will develope further. Both Poc. and Stylo. will encrust before they grow out.
 
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