What is this coral?

I got this as a extra from this guy I bought the xenia from. He told me what was it but I forgot and want to look up more about it. Anyone?

Thanks!
GKW


Is it a kind of Blastomussa?

 

Looks like Blastomussa Merleti. At first I was going to say candy cane but the tenticals made me go with the Blasto

J

 

I don't think it's a Blasto because it looks like it has a stalk.

 

Merleti's are branching

 

Hmm, i was thinking blasto too. Jason do you think it could be caulastrea furcata? They are both very similar...hard to tell because it is such a small frag and probably not fully extended.

 

My guess is Caulastrea(candy cane). It is too small and the picture isn't very clear on my computer.

 

blasto wellsi?

 

as jason stated....blastomussa merleti. look at the color combination also, that would be one rare color morph for a caulastrea.

 

Just a quick Google search and found a good pic of Blasto Merleti

http://www.seadwelling.com/v-web/gallery/MarineInvertebrate/lpsBlastMerleti

 

Jason, I think you're right. I did a cut and paste and enlarge it that's what it looks like but the color is different.