Coral ID please

[WatercolorsGuy]

My daughter got me this little coral. I have no idea what it is. They told her it was a galaxea, not like any galaxea I have seen. It is branching, stands about 1.25" tall and heads are about 1/4"-3/8 in diameter. Heads are on long stony stalks about 1/8" in diameter.
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[09bumblebee]

Looks like a bleached torch

 

[Smiley]

looks like a galaxia that someone fragged single polyps and let them grow...

 

[WatercolorsGuy]

Re: Coral ID please

I thought maybe a torch but seems too small and wrong polyps to me.

I have grown several different frags of galaxea from a single polyp and they haven't looked like this so that throws me off too.

Here is a side pic of it. Just fed and using my phone camera so not the best pic.

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[09bumblebee]

Ohhhh I know it's a Duncan

 

[Smiley]

this is why i think its a galaxia.. looks kinda like this.

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[09bumblebee]

this is why i think its a galaxia.. looks kinda like this.

Huh yea I guess, makes sense dang it lol

 

[303travism]

Coral ID please

Ohhhh I know it's a Duncan

That's my thought to, branching Duncan possibly bleached?

 

[WatercolorsGuy]

Re: Coral ID please

I agree. The heads and polyps are looking a lot like a galaxea sp. I guess the stalks and how "babies" are forming is throwing it off for me.

 

[WatercolorsGuy]

Re: Coral ID please

Ohhhh I know it's a Duncan

Micro duncans, lol