Lobo? Oulo? Other thoughts?

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Can anyone help me positively ID this LPS coral? I've had it for over a year and it has grown a third head/lobe. Tons of small sweepers at night and as a feeding response.
Many thanks. By the way, I bought this at a Petco labeled as a hammer colony, lol.
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I wish you had a more top down photo.

I think it could be oulophyilla, but I’ve never seen mine have tentacles like that. Mine has really chubby tentacles. Like in this post
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/oulophyllia-coral-moon-moonstone-coral.62/
Yours could also be a type of favia. Like a coelastrea. Reminds me the fleshy favias like this sale from unique corals or tidal gardens

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/h...ay-sept-2nd-9am-6pm-pst.1070318/post-12809046

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tidal-gardens-wysiwyg-update.1076240/post-12922412
 
I wish you had a more top down photo.

I think it could be oulophyilla, but I’ve never seen mine have tentacles like that. Mine has really chubby tentacles. Like in this post
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/oulophyllia-coral-moon-moonstone-coral.62/
Yours could also be a type of favia. Like a coelastrea. Reminds me the fleshy favias like this sale from unique corals or tidal gardens

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/h...ay-sept-2nd-9am-6pm-pst.1070318/post-12809046

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tidal-gardens-wysiwyg-update.1076240/post-12922412
not Coelastrea or Favia/Dipsastraea; notice the submeandroid growth form; Coelastrea and Dipsastraea have monostomatous corallites
Compare:
Coelastrea cf palauensis, sensu Veron; Queensland | Credit: Rachelle Brown
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