Euphyllia paraancora

Veron, 1990

Hammer Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Samoa, and Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected environments and usually seen at depths between 10 to 100 feet (3 - 30 m).

General Husbandry: See Euphyllia divisa for recommended aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Euphyllidae

Genus: Euphyllia

FYI: Colonies may form large mounding branching growths with polyps having wide, whitish tips and generally a pale tan or greenish-brown in the wild.