Acro id?

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Little axial polyp extension at night, creamy body with aqua-blue "buds" and a light yellow/green tip
sorry im new to sticks and don't know much morphology
Any suggestions would be much appreciated
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Side view looks almost like Acropora muricata but further growth will be telling. Also could be an austera. Regardless, it's a gorgeous coral.
 
I'm leaning more towards austera the more I look at it. As nice as that is, please try to propagate it!
 

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