Help ID brain coral

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Hey all-
I hope you can help. I got this coral from a friend 2 years ago and it grew very nicely in my tank. He just told me it was a “brain coral”. From other friends I’ve gotten several different IDs so I thought once and for all I get a name from you guys. It is mostly light green, when it is fully open, it has some light orange stripes. I’ve attached some pics, I hope you can help! Thanks very much in advance.
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Abby Normal. She's a beauty!
 
Sorry don’t mean to be ignorant: what is an “Abby normal”? Thanks for your response!
I was joking. Old movie reference. I can't ID it, but it is really pretty!
 
I think it's a favia. They are called closed brain corals. Very cool piece looks happy.

Thanks chad! That was my guess too, but it just looks more “fleshy” than other specimens I have seen so I doubted myself.
 
Polyps look too big to me for Favia. Looks like Lobophyllia to me.
 

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