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Euphyllia glabrescens
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
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 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)

Euphyllia glabrescens is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the family Euphylliidae. 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 marine aquarium hobby, particularly specimens from Indonesia and Fiji, who fulfilled annual export quotas of 28,000 and 6,000 pieces, respectively, in 2005.

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. It can be a number of colors, and is often bicolored with contrasting tentacles and polyp tips.

• Green, yellow tipped
• Beige, green tipped
• 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.

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

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.

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