Identification please?

[smorrow5773]

Picked up this small frag from the lfs. They didn't know what it is as it came from someone local trading in stuff. Appears to be some kind of lps when it's polyps are retracted. This picture is with flash so it washes out the colors, but is a marroon with slight green in spots. Can anyone put a name to this...hope it was worth the $5 I paid for it.

[smorrow5773]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/smorrow5773/unknown.jpg

[Sk8r]

Pagoda?

[Travis L. Stevens]

It looks like a Galaxea species to me. If it is, then the polyps are retracted in rather far.

[smorrow5773]

This pic was taken within minutes of putting in the tank, the polyps are swaying in the current now, maybe 1/4 inch long.

After staring at this thing for a while, I don't see any type of fleshy skin like most lps, when the polyps are retracted it appears to be some sort of sps, but I am at a loss here, I looked up pics of galaxea and pagoda, but doesn't have the same characteristics. I wish I could get a better pic, but that is as far as my cam will zoom. When retracted, it looks like favia, but I don't believe it is.

[smorrow5773]

This pic isn't any better, but it lets you see the pattern on the surface.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/smorrow5773/HPIM0353.jpg

[tcup]

my local fish store threw in a similar frag with some other corals that i purchased(it had been at the store a while and noone wanted it). they did no know what it was and from what research i have done it appears to be leptastrea. look it up and let me know what you think :)

[smorrow5773]

I would have to say you are right!!

[Al G Blenny]

Galaxia.