Euphyllia glabrescens

Euphyllia glabrescens
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Euphylliidae
Genus:	Euphyllia
Species:	E. glabrescens
Binomial name
Euphyllia glabrescens Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
Synonyms
List Caryophyllia angulosaQuoy & Gaimard, 1824 Caryophyllia glabrescensChamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 Catalaphyllia okinawaensisEguchi & Shirai, 1977 Euphyllia (Euphyllia) glabrescens(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) Euphyllia costulata(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) Euphyllia gaimardi(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) Euphyllia laxaGravier, 1910 Euphyllia rugosaDana, 1846 Euphyllia striata(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) Euphyllia turgidaDana, 1846 Leptosmilia costulataMilne Edwards & Haime, 1849 Leptosmilia gaimardiMilne Edwards & Haime, 1849 Leptosmilia glabrescens(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) Leptosmilia rugosa(Dana, 1846) Leptosmilia striataMilne Edwards & Haime, 1849 Lobophyllia glabrescens(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)

Euphyllia glabrescens is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the family Euphylliidae. ^[2] Its common name is the torch coral due to its long sweeper tentacles tipped with potent cnidocytes. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

Description

Euphyllia glabrescens is a colonial coral with a phaceloid formation of corallites 20–30 millimeters (0.79–1.18 inches) in diameter and spaced 15–30 millimeters (0.59–1.18 inches) apart. Walls are thin, with sharp edges. Polyps have large tubular tentacles with knob-like tips. ^[5] It can be a number of colors, and is often bicolored with contrasting tentacles and polyp tips.

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  Green, yellow tipped
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  Beige, green tipped
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  Beige, white tipped

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. ^[4]

Euphyllia glabrescens can be founds in depths of 1 to 35 meters (3.3 to 114.8 ft) in a wide range of reef environments ^[4]

References

1. Turak, E., Sheppard, C. & Wood, E. 2008. Euphyllia glabrescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euphyllia Dana, 1846". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
3. Jones, A. M. (2011). "Raiding the Coral Nurseries?". Diversity. 3 (3): 466–482. doi: 10.3390/d3030466 .
4. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (2014). "Euphyllia glabrescens". doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133256A54224297.en .{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Australian Institute of Marine Science (2013). "Euphyllia glabrescens". Corals of the World. Retrieved 23 July 2016.