If not an Acan, then what?

[-Logzor]

Picked up this coral at a local swap. I figured it was an acan because they polyp sizes and structure were very similar, but after I brought it home and re-mounted it, I noticed that the polyps didn't retract, they were built from a hard skeleton. Anyone know what type of coral this is?

Although high on the blues, you can see how bright this coral is compared to some of my high-end acans (no-namers).

 

[Tab28]

Looks like my branching lobo.

 

[-Logzor]

Looks like my branching lobo.

I looked up branching lobo, definitely a possibility.

 

[jmelmer9412]

Looks like a blasto to me

 

[Reef Pets]

I'm going with lobo as well.

 

[-Logzor]

Thanks for the help on the ID's. Hopefully once it begins to grow out it will become more apparent which exact species it is. Seems like lobo is the closest so far, I'll try to get a picture showing of the skeleton a bit.

 

[evolved]

I'm thinking Acan, but Acanthastrea hillae

 

[-Logzor]

I'm thinking Acan, but Acanthastrea hillae

I didn't consider Acan Hillae. I'll see if I can look up some skeletons, then I'll know for sure if it's a match or not. Thanks for your input!

 

[jservedio]

I am thinking Gonioastrea.