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Fat tentacle torch coral
Euphyllia cristata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 289214, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Fat tentacle torch coral
- Scientific
- Euphyllia cristata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
Description
A torch coral with fleshy tentacles that have rounded, slightly swollen tips and stay out by day, hiding the skeleton. Colonies are usually grey, green or brown, often with paler tips. It grows on reef slopes in sheltered places.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=3); literature records via OBIS (Hexacorallians of the World (Fautin 2013)).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Euphyllia-cristata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289214
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Euphyllia_cristata,_septa.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.