Encrusting - leptastrea, cyphastrea, Monti?

[Red2143]

How can you tell the difference between the various encrusting type corals and do they behave differently?

 

[thamnasteroid]

You tell the difference between the encrusting corals by looking at their corallites and coenosteum.

 

[Red2143]

You tell the difference between the encrusting corals by looking at their corallites and coenosteum.

Thanks. What am I looking for? I haven't been able to tell from pictures