Coral id

[Kolby’s Reef]

Got this coral for free from someone local and don’t know the specific name. What type of acan is this? Is it just a green hammer? Also the other green might be pavona sps? Lastly frogspawn? Just looking for their specific names so I know what I have. Thank you!

 

[AFHokie]

Looks like two hammers (green and purple), a frogspawn (green), and a generic red acan. The Acan might have some designer name but most of the time that I've seen they are just called by their color.

Are there just 4 pictures? I see nothing pavona like.

 

[Kolby’s Reef]

Looks like two hammers (green and purple), a frogspawn (green), and a generic red acan. The Acan might have some designer name but most of the time that I've seen they are just called by their color.

Are there just 4 pictures? I see nothing pavona like.

Which coral is the third photo and whoops I forgot to include the pavona photo in. I will take a pic when I’m off work in a few hours

 

[Sharkbait19]

3rd pic is a frogspawn. Both the first hammer and the frog look bleached to me.

 

[encrustingacro]

Got this coral for free from someone local and don’t know the specific name. What type of acan is this? Is it just a green hammer? Also the other green might be pavona sps? Lastly frogspawn? Just looking for their specific names so I know what I have. Thank you!

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1 is a branching hammer (fimbriaphyllia paraancora)
2 is a micromussa, commonly called acan by the hobby
3 is a frogspawn (IDK whether it is branching or wall) (fimbriaphyllia (para)divisa)
4 is a wall hammer (fimbriaphyllia ancora)

 

[Kolby’s Reef]

The third photo is a hammer? It doesn’t look like it to me and first pic looks more like frogspawn

 

[Kolby’s Reef]

Better pics?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

The third photo is a hammer? It doesn’t look like it to me and first pic looks more like frogspawn

From your first set of photos:

First pic is either a hammer or frammer (hammer/frogspawn hybrid).
Third is frogspawn for sure.
Fourth is a hammer (dying, from the looks of it)

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Better pics?

Clockwise from top left:
1.Hammer
2.Frogspawn
3.Hammer or frammer
4.Possibly pavona but pic is a little blurry and I know there are other encrusting SPS that may look similar

 

[Kolby’s Reef]

1 is a branching hammer (fimbriaphyllia paraancora)
2 is a micromussa, commonly called acan by the hobby
3 is a frogspawn (IDK whether it is branching or wall) (fimbriaphyllia (para)divisa)
4 is a wall hammer (fimbriaphyllia ancora)

What’s the difference between branching and wall?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Clockwise from top left:
1.Hammer
2.Frogspawn
3.Hammer or frammer
4.Possibly pavona but pic is a little blurry and I know there are other encrusting SPS that may look similar

Also, no specific names (besides what @encrustingacro provided)... they are nothing "fancy"

 

[Nate Chalk]

Geesh

 

[Kolby’s Reef]

3rd pic is a frogspawn. Both the first hammer and the frog look bleached to me.

What type of frogspawn?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What’s the difference between branching and wall?

The Difference Between Branching and Walling Hammer Corals -

The Difference Between Branching and Walling Hammer Corals - Here we talk all about Hammer corals from placement and care.

www.bmcmarinecorals.co.uk

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What type of frogspawn?

The light green type.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

What type of frogspawn?

If you're asking if it's branching or wall, you'll need to look at the way the skeleton is formed. The article I linked will help.

 

[Sharkbait19]

What’s the difference between branching and wall?

Pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Branching puts out new heads separate from each other, whereas walls grow in a line. Branching tends to be hardier.

 

[Sharkbait19]

What type of frogspawn?

Just a regular green frogspawn. No special name, all of these are pretty standard morphs.

 

[encrustingacro]

What’s the difference between branching and wall?

Branching euphylliids have a phaceloid colony structure (like caulastrea or astraeosmilia), while wall euphylliids have a flabello-meandroid colony structure (like trachyphyllia or catalaphyllia). All euphyllias (torches) grow in a branching form, while fimbriaphyllias (hammers and frogspawn) can grow in either a wall or branching form depending on the species.

 

[encrustingacro]

Better pics?

The 4th photo is most likely a pavona.