Need ID of Leather

[bosborn1]

I bought this coral under the common name of Pulsing leather. Its not a pulsing sinularia. The color in the picture is correct and the polyps pulse like xenia.

I've never seen anything like it. I am pretty sure the transhipper that I got it from importanted it fromt he Redsea area. It was very, very expensive too. The most I ever paid for a leather.

Thanks
Scott

 

[Lotus99]

It seems that the xeniids are the only family of soft corals that pulse, so I'd guess it's something in that family. Maybe a Heteroxenia?

 

[bosborn1]

It really shares nothing in common with a xeniid. It has a tough body that is like a sinularia.