Identification help

t1a1c1h

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Any ideas on what this coral might be? It was sold to us as a kenya tree but according to my resources kenya tree polyps are not retractable while our coral retracts its polyps every night. Other thoughts were Nephthea or Litophyton which it turns out also have non retractable polyps! It is a much brighter green than the pic suggests with pale brown/ tan octagonal polyps, shrinks considerably and retracts all polyps at night and flouresces really well under actinics.
 

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Kenya trees do retract their branches into tight wads at the end of their branches. I've also never seen or heard of a green Kenya tree.

I'm thinking it's either a Sinularia or Nepthea. I'm leaning more towards the Sinularia.
 
its a kenya tree i have one leather tuff as nails i moved mine and glued it to another rock. first time i ever touched a coral. a day latter hes as happy as ever. if a new reefer cant kill it nothing can
 
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