I don't know: tounge, chalice, cup?

[Imfortney]

No idea what this is... It came from sexy corals, but there was a mushroom glued to it and it was almost completely dead! I have some of the skeleton from the dead piece. I have two frags. One looks like a cup shape and the other is just odd. The last picture was obviously from when I first got it.

 

[steelheader.262]

Jack O lantern coral = Leptoseris

or Lithophylon

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Lepto

 

[Imfortney]

No way... This is in the same tank

You really think it's JF jackolantern?

 

[steelheader.262]

Definitely Lepto

 

[evolved]

Leptoseris yes, jack-o-lantern definitely not.

 

[mtfish]

Leptoseris is a genus. That is what it looks like but can be any color. Good job keeping it alive. Post again when it has acclimated and gets its "true colors" under your lighting.

Hunter beat me to it!

 

[Imfortney]

I've had it for almost a year now...

 

[Imfortney]

Just took that picture

 

[evolved]

There's 15 different species of Leptoseris.

This one looks close, if not it: Leptoseris scabra
Check them all out, if you're bored: http://coral.aims.gov.au/info/factsheets.jsp

Jack-o-lantern is a trade name, and should only be assigned to frags with lineage to the JF original.

 

[Imfortney]

Makes sense. Mine JoL is from Sexy Corals, so I believe it is from JF originally

 

[Imfortney]

Thanks for the help! It does look very similar to the Leptoseris Scabra. But it has more color than the pictures shown

 

[evolved]

You can't ever do a species ID on any coral based on color; only structure.

 

[philfree]

Lepto for sure. I have it encrusting on a rock. Originated as a hitchiker on a piece of live rock.
Pictures from a few months ago.