Articles in LPS Corals
Family: Faviidae
Genus: Caulastrea
Common species: C. curvata, C. echinulata, C. furcata
Common names: Candy Cane Coral, Torch Coral
Hardiness: easy to medium
Aggressiveness: Peaceful
Family: Caryophyllidae
Genus: Euphyllia sp
Common species and names:
E. anchora (non-branching): Hammer coral, anchor coral
E. cristata (branching): Grape coral
E. divisa (non-branching): Frogspawn coral, Octopus coral
E. glabrescens (branching): Torch coral, Branching hammer, Branching anchor coral, pom-pom coral
Family: Trachyphyiliidae
Genus: Trachyphilia
Common species and names: T. geoffroyi: Open brain coral, folded brain coral, crater coral. T. radiata: Pacific rose coral, open brain coral
Hardiness: Easy. Amongst the easiest to care for. This is an ideal …
Family: Caryophyllidae
Genus: Plerogyra sp.
Common species and names: P. sinuosa: Bubble coral, octobubble coral, bladder coral, grape coral, pearl coral
Hardiness: Easy
Aggressiveness: Aggressive. Make sure it can’t touch its neighbors with its sweeper tentacles.
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Fungia sp
Common Species: F. concinna, F. danai, F. echinata, F. fungites, F. horridae, F. repanda, F. scutaria, and others
Common Names: Disk coral, Plate coral, Tongue coral, Mushroom coral, Fungus coral, Chinaman hat coral.
Hardiness: …


