''Euphyllia'' is a genus of large-polyped

stony coral Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral disc in which a m ...

. Several species are commonly found in

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s. The genus includes the following species: * ''

Euphyllia baliensis ''Euphyllia baliensis'', commonly known as bubble coral, is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the family Euphylliidae. Description It is best distinguished from other members of the genus ''Euphyllia'' by its "comparatively ver ...

'' Turak, Devantier & Erdman, 2012 – bubble coral * ''

Euphyllia cristata ''Euphyllia cristata'' is commonly called grape coral. ''E. cristata'' is a kind of stony or hard coral in the family Euphylliidae; it also belongs to the genus Euphyllia in the order of Scleractinia. ''E. cristata'' has a wide range of distribu ...

'' Chevalier, 1971 – grape coral * ''

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. It is a commonly kept species in the ...

'' (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) – torch coral * ''

Euphyllia paraglabrescens ''Euphyllia paraglabrescens'' is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the Euphylliidae family. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as a vulnerable species, stating "its threat susceptibility increases t ...

'' Veron, 1990 The following species have been taxonomically reclassified into the ''Fimbriaphyllia'' genus under the ''Caryophylliidae'' family * ''

Euphyllia ancora Euphyllia ancora (reclassified in 2017 as Fimbriaphyllia ancora)is a species of hard coral in the family Caryophylliidae. It is known by several common names, including anchor coral and hammer coral, or less frequently as sausage coral, ridge co ...

'' (Reclassified as ''Fimbriaphyllia ancora'')Veron & Pichon, 1980 – hammer coral * ''

Euphyllia divisa Euphyllia divisa (reclassified in 2017 as Fimbriaphyllia divisa), commonly known as frogspawn coral and sometimes misspelled ''Euphyllia divisia'', is a large-polyped stony coral native to the Indo-Pacific islands. It is a commonly kept species i ...

'' (Reclassified as ''Fimbriaphyllia divisa'')Veron & Pichon, 1980 – frogspawn coral * ''

Euphyllia paraancora ''Euphyllia'' is a genus of large-polyped stony coral. Several species are commonly found in marine aquariums. The genus includes the following species: * '' Euphyllia baliensis'' Turak, Devantier & Erdman, 2012 – bubble coral * '' Euphyllia ...

'' (Reclassified as ''Fimbriaphyllia paraancora'')Veron, 1990 – branching hammer coral * ''

Euphyllia paradivisa ''Euphyllia paradivisa'', or branching frogspawn coral, is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the Euphylliidae family. It shares the common name of "frogspawn coral" with ''Euphyllia divisa'', but is differentiated as the "branch ...

'' (Reclassified as ''Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa'')Veron, 1990 – branching frogspawn coral * ''

Euphyllia yaeyamaensis ''Euphyllia'' is a genus of large-polyped stony coral. Several species are commonly found in marine aquariums. The genus includes the following species: * '' Euphyllia baliensis'' Turak, Devantier & Erdman, 2012 – bubble coral * '' Euphyllia ...

'' (Reclassified as ''Fimbriaphyllia yaeyamaensis'')(Shirai, 1980) - Thick branched frogspawn coral

References

Euphylliidae Scleractinia genera Taxa named by James Dwight Dana {{scleractinia-stub