Is this Plating or encrusting montipora?

[fishboy2021]

Bought this montipora from my Lfs about a month ago , guy there said it was plating but I’m not sure, any ideas,

it was growing on egg crate if that helps

 

[sunken3]

im no expert, but the fact that it is plating out, would make me go with plating. Encrusting tends to grow on and form around rock work (meaning I would expect it to be encrusted all over the egg crate (ie the shape of the eggc rate)).

 

[fishboy2021]

im no expert, but the fact that it is plating out, would make me go with plating. Encrusting tends to grow on and form around rock work (meaning I would expect it to be encrusted all over the egg crate (ie the shape of the eggc rate)).

Awesome, thanks for the help

 

[Cell]

Looks like cupping/plating to me, but the edges aren't quite as smooth/circular as I'd expect. Maybe it's the mount. I can't really tell what's underneath it.

 

[Pistondog]

Bought this montipora from my Lfs about a month ago , guy there said it was plating but I’m not sure, any ideas,

it was growing on egg crate if that helps

Tough to tell, but if it's orange, most likely plating and fast growing.

 

[MONTANTK]

Looks like a playing montiporta. I don’t think the plating is quite as pronounced as a normal red or green cap but it’s definitely plating

 

[C. Eymann]

Given the pattern of its coenstrum ridges, Id wager its montipora hodgsoni or foliosa, which can both encrust and plate/whorl, they tend to encrust a bit more than species like capricornis or florida which predominantly whorl/ plate.