Smoldering Thorn Coral

[Yates273]

Anyone ever hear of a smoldering thorn coral. I picked up at LFS and can’t find anything about it. Maybe it has another name that you guys would know. Says not a very common SPS. Just put in tank. When it’s open it has Red stalks.

 

[29bonsaireef]

Could you get a more in-focus pic? Just looks like an encrusting Monti, but hard to tell

 

[Yates273]

Will do tomorrow when it is open

 

[Yates273]

Here it is open in store. A little blurry

 

[jda]

Looks like Goniopora.

 

[Yates273]

I couldn’t turn it down for 30.00. It looked so good in the store

 

[29bonsaireef]

That pic makes it look more like Goni or Stylocoeniella, but I'm leaning toward stylo seeing how small the polyps are and how it encrusted that plug.

 

[Yates273]

After some more research I am almost positive it is a Stylocoeniella. Tnx 29 for your input. Glad I found it. This coral is pretty neat.