LPS id please

[redbaron81]

holding this for a friend. some sort of lps with branching skeleton and green "skirt", appreciate any help identifying this. tia

[seth]

Looks like a coral in feeding mode. Possibly a favia?

[redbaron81]

thanks bro seth for the qiuck reply. it has been like that since yesterday. short green skirt-like tentacles similar to zoas that branch out from the sides. the ends are blue/ purple short tentacles also, with what i assume is a mouth at the center. they have branching skeletons similar to duncans or candy canes at their base.

[seth]

Hmmm, not really familiar with that type of coral, does it have long separate stalks or short ones like Galaxea sp?

[redbaron81]

@ seth

thanks. you might be right bro, it looks like it. the skirts do look similar and the formation looks the same too. the branching skeleton is the only thing that confuses me, as i usually see galaxea with flat plate skeleton bases and short branches, while this one has long skeleton branches, may just be a variation.