Help ID'ing please

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So I plugged this photo into google search and I get a couple of matches that are perfect but they aren't taking about the coral or what it is, closest I can get is candy cane coral but I don't think its that as its nothing like the candy cane I do have.

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Micromussa lordhowensis, commonly called acans. Most true acans are called echinatas, with some being misidentified as lobophyllia.
 

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