Hitchhiking Coral ID

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  1. Clonefarmer

    Clonefarmer Millepora

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    Can anyone ID the coral circled in the pic. It's growing on Florida LR.
     

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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Can you get a picture when it's feeder tentacles aren't out?
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Favia?
     
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  4. Clonefarmer

    Clonefarmer Millepora

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    Here you go.
     

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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    I now say Favia or Leptastrea.
     
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    I agree with evolved some sort of Faviid, I think the polyps are too large for a Leptastrea
     
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  7. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    The septa aren't tall enough either.
     
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    nice hitchiker, all I ever get is aptasia!
     
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  9. Clonefarmer

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    I never would have thought it was a Favia. With it's tentacles out it looks like Leptastrea to me. Are the Favia tentacles in pics usually retracted?

    Now when I take a look at the skeletal structure it seems more like a type of Favia.

    While searching pics I came across this post. There is pic in the post of a coral that looks identical to the one I have.
     
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