Euphyllia glabrescens

Euphyllia glabrescens is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the family Caryophylliidae. Its common name is the torch coral due to its long sweeper tentacles tipped with potent cnidocytes.[2] It is a commonly kept species in the marine aquarium hobby, particularly specimens from Indonesia and Fiji, who fulfilled annual export quotas of 28,000 and 6,000 pieces, respectively, in 2005.[3]

Euphyllia glabrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Euphylliidae
Genus: Euphyllia
Species:
E. glabrescens
Binomial name
Euphyllia glabrescens
Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Synonyms
List
  • Caryophyllia angulosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Caryophyllia glabrescens Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
  • Catalaphyllia okinawaensis Eguchi & Shirai, 1977
  • Euphyllia (Euphyllia) glabrescens (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
  • Euphyllia costulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
  • Euphyllia gaimardi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
  • Euphyllia laxa Gravier, 1910
  • Euphyllia rugosa Dana, 1846
  • Euphyllia striata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
  • Euphyllia turgida Dana, 1846
  • Leptosmilia costulata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Leptosmilia gaimardi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Leptosmilia glabrescens (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
  • Leptosmilia rugosa (Dana, 1846)
  • Leptosmilia striata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Lobophyllia glabrescens (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)

Description

Euphyllia glabrescens is a colonial coral with a phaceloid formation of corallites 20-30 millimeters (0.8 - 1.2 inches) in diameter and spaced 15-30 millimeters (0.6 - 1.2 inches) apart. Walls are thin, with sharp edges. Polyps have large tubular tentacles with knob-like tips.[4] It can be a number of colors, and is often bicolored with contrasting tentacles and polyp tips.

  • Green, yellow polyps
  • Beige, green polyps
  • Beige, white polyps

Distribution & habitat

This is a widely distributed species, rare to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, while uncommon through the northern Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, southern Japan and the East China Sea, Micronesia, and American Samoa.[3]

Euphyllia glabrescens can be founds in depths of 1 to 35 meters (3 – 115 feet) in a wide range of reef environments [3]

References
  1. Turak, E., Sheppard, C. & Wood, E. 2008. Euphyllia glabrescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.
  2. Jones, A. M. (2011). "Raiding the Coral Nurseries?". Diversity. 3 (3): 466–482. doi:10.3390/d3030466.
  3. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (2014). "Euphyllia glabrescens". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133256A54224297.en. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Australian Institute of Marine Science (2013). "Euphyllia glabrescens". Corals of the World. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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