Coral ID please

[nfrench2100]

Was told this was a Golden Torch but when I Google, doesn't seem to match

Was told pink tipped torch

Hammer?

TIA!


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[Tripod1404]

1- Looks like a Euphyllia cristata (grape coral) to me. But can also be a torch. Stocky torch corals and grape corals look very similar from the outside and very hard to distinguish without seeing the skeleton.

2- Definitely a torch coral (Euphyllia glabrescens).

3- Looks more like a hammer (Euphyllia ancora) to me.

 

[mcgyvr]

^^ yep..

 

[nereefpat]

I would say:

1. torch
2. torch
3. branching hammer (E. parancora)

 

[nfrench2100]

Thanks! So I just came across this photo on google

It is identical to the one I have. Same green luminescence in the middle. It's a Peach Tip Torch


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[Tripod1404]

Yeah it might be torch but hard to verify it scientifically from the picture. In the end, most of these corals are named according to the name given to the mother colony by the shop that gets it first. After that all the propagated frags carry the same name. So, it is hard to say that who ever named that coral in the first place did it correctly. To do it scientifically you either need to make a genetic analysis or you need to kill one of the heads and investigate the septa size/shape/structure and distribution.

Just based on the way they look, the one in the second picture is clearly a torch coral. But I am not entirely sure about the first one. It might be a torch with shorter/stockier tentacles, it might be a grape, it might be a hybrid of those two or it might be another Euphyllia specie. If you can get the picture of the coral during the night when it closes completely, it might be easier to name it. Grape coral has 4-6 very large septa that are clearly visible, torch corals do not have septas that large.

In the end it doesn't matter what the coral exactly is unless you are trying to achive a scidentific study with it. All Euphyllia species are closely related and their care requirements are almost exactly the same. If you like the way it looks, it is good enough .

 

[nfrench2100]

Yeah it might be torch but hard to verify it scientifically from the picture. In the end, most of these corals are named according to the name given to the mother colony by the shop that gets it first. After that all the propagated frags carry the same name. So, it is hard to say that who ever named that coral in the first place did it correctly. To do it scientifically you either need to make a genetic analysis or you need to kill one of the heads and investigate the septa size/shape/structure and distribution.

Just based on the way they look, the one in the second picture is clearly a torch coral. But I am not entirely sure about the first one. It might be a torch with shorter/stockier tentacles, it might be a grape, it might be a hybrid of those two or it might be another Euphyllia specie. If you can get the picture of the coral during the night when it closes completely, it might be easier to name it. Grape coral has 4-6 very large septa that are clearly visible, torch corals do not have septas that large.

In the end it doesn't matter what the coral exactly is unless you are trying to achive a scidentific study with it. All Euphyllia species are closely related and their care requirements are almost exactly the same. If you like the way it looks, it is good enough .

Thanks for the break down! Lol But no I'm not worried about scientifically figuring out. Just curious is all. I like it no matter what so we could call it whatever we'd like and I'd be ok with it [emoji12]


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[nereefpat]

Interesting info on the torch vs grape. I agree on the care for all in the genus being similar. The exception being to stay away from wall hammers (E. ancora).