Can anyone help identify this mushroom?

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I purchased this mushroom from Aqua SD back in November 2020. It was really unique; nothing I had ever seen from ASD before and it was reasonable priced. It was named "Lava Bounce Mushroom." Obviously, it's not a true bounce mushroom, but it does have several round, green "bubbles." I have plenty of Ricordea Floridas and a few Rhodactis in my tank. I feel I'm pretty good at identifying different species of mushrooms, but I can't figure this one out.

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Man idk I've been seeing alot of these pop up in all kinds of different colors. Interesting how the frills on skirt are connected but still present like a rhodactis.
But check out Aussie Discos some get alot of those similar type bubbles on them.
@AquaSD will know?
 
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Some call these lava lamp shrooms.

Has the same bubble pattern that mine do but I could be wrong....sorry mine was just fed lol
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Yep looks just like it! I Googled it and it appears to be a discosoma. How's the color on yours? I was hoping for more some fluorescence, especially on the green bubbles, but mine is pretty...blah. It almost blends in with the rocks and sometimes I forget it's there.
 

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Yep looks just like it! I Googled it and it appears to be a discosoma. How's the color on yours? I was hoping for more some fluorescence, especially on the green bubbles, but mine is pretty...blah. It almost blends in with the rocks and sometimes I forget it's there.
When I first got it, it had some of the brighter green and under really low
par but I put it up on a high rock and it pretty much stays this dull green and purple :(
 
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Mine too! Here’s what it looked like when I first got it. It actually had decent yellow / green bubbles and some purple / pink near the edges. Shortly after it released itself from the plug so I wedged it into a low flow area in my rocks. I actually forgot about it for a while. Now it’s attached and nearly doubled in size, but lost most all of its color.
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