What kind of coral is this?

Michael_

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Hello everybody!

About two years ago, I bought a small, pink, donut-like coral from the pet store for 15 bucks. The worker told me that the coral was a pink trumpet coral, and that's what I've called it ever since. The coral has thrived ever since I bought it, and it's gotten slightly bigger and more plump. Recently though, I started doing some research on the corals in my tank and I noticed that the pink trumpets I see online look nothing like the one in my tank. The ones online seem like they are always reproducing and spreading, while mine has stayed a single polyp for the past 2 years. The colors of mine are also different. So I'm wondering... Is this actually a pink trumpet? If not, what is it, and will it spread?

Take a look:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cd3J4oMrfHYyjc8A6
 
Maybe a Cynarina if it's retracted, also know commonly as a button coral. That's my best guess, not an expert but if you take a look at some pics maybe you'll see why I suggest that.

If that's fully extended maybe a tiny trachyphyllia or Scolymia commonly sold as an open brain, button, or donut (why I hate common names).
Scullys are more flat as they grow where trachs kind of ridge up.





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