Coral ID, please?!

[SarahSturzoa]

Hi there - My LFS tossed this freebie in when I was buying a few other pieces. Unfortunately, he didn't tell me what it was at the time and now he can't remember what he gave me.

It grows quite quickly and is bright neon green even under whites. I've searched around and had a few leads but in the end I just am not sure. I've been out of the hobby for 15 years and my coral ID skills are not so good. My husband has claimed it as "his" and just refers to it as "the grass."

Hoping this is an easy ID for you guys. Thanks much!

 

[brmreefer]

Just a guess, but Hydnophora (Encrusting Version)?

 

[SarahSturzoa]

Hmm... hydno seems to have much meatier polyps then my piece.

Thoughts on it possibly being a green pavona?

 

[SarahSturzoa]

I think I figured it out. Pavona Decussata

Everything fits! Polyp size and shape as well as skeletal growth patterns.

Grows like a weed!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Lithophyllon, I bet my life on it. I have a similar specimen, mine is blue though.
Good luck and God bless!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I think I figured it out. Pavona Decussata

Everything fits! Polyp size and shape as well as skeletal growth patterns.

Grows like a weed!

Or that. Yeah,I'll admit it's a little bit closer in form and color.

 

[C. Eymann]

+1 for pavona decussata