ID this ball-shaped LPS?

[dixiedog]

I've had it a long time, never figured out what it was. It's about the size of a tennis ball, maybe a little smaller. Racquet ball?

 

[dixiedog]

Seriously, STILL? What does this site have against tiny pic dot com???

 

[dixiedog]

Waiting for response from site mods as to what's going on. This is the only website on planet earth with this problem. I gave up and went elsewhere for a long time, I can't believe it's still doing this.

 

[dixiedog]

 

[AlSimmons]

I think it's a Favia of some sort.

 

[dixiedog]

Thanks, I agree. I'm trying to dig a little deeper though.

I've never seen a favia that grew this way. This fella would never encrust, he insisted on growing into a sphere. I've had him for probably eight or ten years.

 

[AlSimmons]

These links might help.

https://reefs.com/2015/09/17/identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-1/

https://reefs.com/2015/09/18/the-identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-2/

https://reefs.com/2015/09/19/the-identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-3/