Some kind of mushroom coral?

[tarponchik]

Maldives-2016

 

[CuzzA]

Not a mushroom coral. Mushrooms are soft corals. Definitely a large polyp stony (LPS). Perhaps a Pagoda Cup Coral Turbinaria Sp.?

I could be wrong, but it doesn't look healthy. Bleached and it looks like it's showing signs of tissue necrosis.

 

[Altamira]

Not a mushroom coral. Mushrooms are soft corals. Definitely a large polyp stony (LPS). Perhaps a Pagoda Cup Coral Turbinaria Sp.?

I could be wrong, but it doesn't look healthy. Bleached and it looks like it's showing signs of tissue necrosis.

I hope not. It is very beautiful.

 

[CuzzA]

I hope not. It is very beautiful.

This is what a healthy one would look like if my ID is correct...

 

[tarponchik]

Thanks! Though the creature on my pic looks differently. Note the transparent "tentacles" with milky white tips on the sides of the stems. I haven't seen anything like this on cup corals. I did not touch it so I do not know if it is soft or sold. I could not find anything like this in Coral Index.

 

[RainPilot]

Looks like it might be a Galaxea coral.
Galaxea Coral

 

[tarponchik]

Looks like it might be a Galaxea coral.
Galaxea Coral

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Yes, I think you are right. Look at this image of Galaxea, for example:

 

[CuzzA]

Looks like it might be a Galaxea coral.
Galaxea Coral

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Could be. I owned a galaxea coral before. It looked a bit different than those pics... Super aggressive coral. Definitely the meanest coral I've owned.

 

[tarponchik]

Could be. I owned a galaxea coral before. It looked a bit different than those pics... Super aggressive coral. Definitely the meanest coral I've owned.

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Did it bite your fingers and chase the fish around the tank?

 

[RainPilot]

Did it bite your fingers and chase the fish around the tank?

I know you’re kidding but they aren’t that far off. I had an Aussie hammer coral that ate a sea hare. That was an interesting day in the tank rescue department.