White blob inside Hammer in between mouths

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I dip aggressively but only saw this after it opened up. It’s a reverse indo branching hammer I picked up recently. Need advice on first, the ID, and second if it’s safe to scrape off without hurting the coral.

Texture looks somewhat sponge like but also skeleton/rock like.

These are shots before lights come on.

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If on PC, here’s a vid:

 
The pictures look like mouth on my phone. I would not try to scrape it off.
 
The pictures look like mouth on my phone. I would not try to scrape it off.
Like a third mouth?

I wish I could record exactly how my eyes see.

So this blob is between the 2 mouths of the splitting hammer. Like almost exactly between the 2.
 
Like a third mouth?

I wish I could record exactly how my eyes see.

So this blob is between the 2 mouths of the splitting hammer. Like almost exactly between the 2.
If the head is growing that is where the new head is coming from. Again, this is what I see on the phone picture.
 
If the head is growing that is where the new head is coming from. Again, this is what I see on the phone picture.
I think Ive concluded it might have been mesenteric filaments.
 

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