Name that coral

[Mark_C]

So, had this for a few years.
This is the leading edge.
Moderate grower.
Pink.
Has bumps all over it.
The occasional bump projects upward.
Occasionally these bumps form pretty cool projections (just right of mid is a large projection on other side of rock).
Polyps are also pink.
It sorta encrusts, but will expand beyond the rock building its own base (look at front edge in photo).
The projections grow up, but the main base grows down, sorta like a lava flow.
Love it.
No idea what it is and its stumped any of the coral gurus that have been by.
Thats dragon breath macro on the right, nothing to do with the coral.

 

[brokereefer]

Montipora setosa?

 

[DYIguy]

So, had this for a few years.
This is the leading edge.
Moderate grower.
Pink.
Has bumps all over it.
The occasional bump projects upward.
Occasionally these bumps form pretty cool projections (just right of mid is a large projection on other side of rock).
Polyps are also pink.
It sorta encrusts, but will expand beyond the rock building its own base (look at front edge in photo).
The projections grow up, but the main base grows down, sorta like a lava flow.
Love it.
No idea what it is and its stumped any of the coral gurus that have been by.
Thats dragon breath macro on the right, nothing to do with the coral.

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Dibs on a frag

 

[Bot587]

Montipora setosa?

from seeing this in person I don't believe its in the montipora family (unless the polyps are microscopic). Smooth skin and no polyp extension that i ever saw from it.

I always felt like it was an extremely uncommon species of coralline algae, except that it grows nodules, most of the rarer corraline strains cap like a monti cap

 

[hcker99]

blue ridge coral (not always blue lol)

 

[Raffle King]

You are right Mark mine is pink color.

 

[mikem]

Blue Ridge. I think it is called blue ridge because the skeleton has a hint of blue on it. And is considered a soft coral. Likes shaded areas for best color.

 

[dfran97]

I have an organ pipe coral that looks exactly like this when closed!

 

[eholceker]

Definitly a blue ridge

 

[MadReefer]

I prefer Bob or Dave, but he's not here.

 

[Mark_C]

Thanks folks!

 

[Mark_C]

I prefer Bob or Dave, but he's not here.

But does he have the stuff, man?