Is this a type of Motastrea?

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Is this a type of Montastrea?

What do you think it is? Please keep in mind these are macro shots.
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Thanks!
 
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Does it open up some more? Looks like some type of Leptastrea to me but I'm not 100 percent on that...
 

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It looks like a lepastrea or cyphastrea, but has a really nice color pattern!
 

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Very nice. Do the polyps extend out further? I'm leaning towards lep.
 
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No polyp extension so far. I even got out of bed at 2am to check. LOL All I found was a HUGE bristleworm. If there are polyps, they are extremely tiny. When I bought it at the store it looked like it was dying. So I took a chance on it, hoping I could nurse it back. After dipping it in iodine, it looked a little worse. However, I could see some of the mouths opening up after dipping it. Maybe a mod could move this threat to the right area....please :)
 

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