Please ID this LPS

jasalmanza · 05/30/2006, 07:35 PM

Hey, I just got this piece, and I'm having a tough time finding ID on it. It has a skeletal structure like hammer coral. Thanks!

oceanprincess · 05/30/2006, 07:40 PM

almost looks like limp kenya tree? does it expand ever or open up?

Aquabucket · 05/30/2006, 07:43 PM

Nice coral too bad I can't help you out. You peeps in Japan can get your hands on some pretty nice stuff that just can't be had here in the states.

Good luck with it whatever it may be!

jasalmanza · 05/30/2006, 07:47 PM

That is extended. It has a skeletal structure like hammer coral, and retracts at night when the lights are off. The pic doesnt do it justice, this piece is beautiful! It is blueish-purple, and under actinics it pops hues of orange. I'm very luck to be in japan. I dive daily, and these are the types of treasures you can find. Take a look in my gallery, everything I have has came directly from the reef, no $ spent!!!

keckles · 05/31/2006, 02:14 PM

Euphyllia yaeyamaensis

technoshaman · 05/31/2006, 02:57 PM

I'dsay Turbinara peltata - but you said it has a skeleton similar to a hammer might be a Euphyllid. Can you get a closer shot of the polyps and one with them retracted?

Travis L. Stevens · 05/31/2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by keckles
Euphyllia yaeyamaensis

I agree

jasalmanza · 05/31/2006, 04:20 PM

Sure!...

jasalmanza · 06/01/2006, 12:21 AM

Well, 2 for 2 great call with the Euphyllia yaeyamaensis!

Thanks!
Jason

Is there a common name?

keckles · 06/01/2006, 08:16 AM

It could be referred to as a "Frogspawn". But, it is a different species.

Travis L. Stevens · 06/01/2006, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by keckles
It could be referred to as a "Frogspawn". But, it is a different species.

Here is a quick crash course on the family Euphyliidae. There are only eight species of Euphyllia. Hybridization often occurs in this species. Click the link to read more detailed information.

Euphyllia ancora - Hammer Coral. Grows in a ridge like pattern. Single tip on polyps. Tip "hammerheads" out.

Euphyllia cristata - Resembles Hammer and Torch corals. Often found as a solitary polpy. Often called a Hammer Coral.

Euphyllia divisa - The Frogspawn coral. Grows in a ridge like pattern. Multiple tips on polyp tentacles.

Euphyllia glabrescens - The Torch Coral. Often growing in a branching pattern, the polyp's tentacles are usually long and slinder ending in a little ball

Euphyllia paraancora - The Branching Hammer coral. Looks almost identical to Euphyllia ancora with the exception of a branching skeleton

Euphyllia paradivisa - The Branching Frogspawn. Looks almost identical to Euphyllia divisa except the branching skeleton

Euphyllia paraglabrescens - Torch Coral. This is almost identical to Euphyllia glabrescens except its tentacles are shorter and more bubble like.

Euphyllia yaeyamaensis - The Frogspawn Coral. The tentacles grow rather short and stalky with many bumps along side it.

jasalmanza · 06/01/2006, 04:29 PM

Excellent information! You guys are awesome!

05/30/2006, 07:35 PM	#1
jasalmanza Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 276	Please ID this LPS Hey, I just got this piece, and I'm having a tough time finding ID on it. It has a skeletal structure like hammer coral. Thanks!

05/30/2006, 07:43 PM	#3
Aquabucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, Wi. Posts: 4,455	Nice coral too bad I can't help you out. You peeps in Japan can get your hands on some pretty nice stuff that just can't be had here in the states. Good luck with it whatever it may be! __________________ "Just a drop in the bucket"

05/30/2006, 07:47 PM	#4
jasalmanza Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 276	That is extended. It has a skeletal structure like hammer coral, and retracts at night when the lights are off. The pic doesnt do it justice, this piece is beautiful! It is blueish-purple, and under actinics it pops hues of orange. I'm very luck to be in japan. I dive daily, and these are the types of treasures you can find. Take a look in my gallery, everything I have has came directly from the reef, no $ spent!!! __________________ DIE TRYING... Current Tank Info: 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom

05/31/2006, 02:14 PM	#5
keckles Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 2,213	Euphyllia yaeyamaensis __________________ -Jared

05/31/2006, 04:20 PM	#8
jasalmanza Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 276	Sure!... __________________ DIE TRYING... Current Tank Info: 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom

05/30/2006, 07:40 PM	#2
oceanprincess Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie, new york Posts: 18	almost looks like limp kenya tree? does it expand ever or open up?

05/31/2006, 02:57 PM	#6
technoshaman Reefer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Austin TX Posts: 1,275	I'dsay Turbinara peltata - but you said it has a skeleton similar to a hammer might be a Euphyllid. Can you get a closer shot of the polyps and one with them retracted?

06/01/2006, 12:21 AM	#9
jasalmanza Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 276	Well, 2 for 2 great call with the Euphyllia yaeyamaensis! Thanks! Jason Is there a common name? __________________ DIE TRYING... Current Tank Info: 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom

06/01/2006, 08:16 AM	#10
keckles Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 2,213	It could be referred to as a "Frogspawn". But, it is a different species. __________________ -Jared

06/01/2006, 04:29 PM	#12
jasalmanza Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 276	Excellent information! You guys are awesome! __________________ DIE TRYING... Current Tank Info: 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom