Summary ²

Euphyllia divisa, commonly known as frogspawn and sometimes misspelled Euphyllia divisia, is a large-polyped stony coral native to the Indo-Pacific islands. It is a commonly kept species in the marine aquarium hobby. The related coral Euphyllia paradivisa is frequently misidentified as frogspawn leading to some confusion. Euphyllia divisa has a corallite skeleton with a flabello-meandroid "wall" structure whereas Euphyllia paradivisa has a tree-like branching structure with separate coralites.

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1. (c) John Tolva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/ascentstage/7360589716/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphyllia_divisa

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Corals of the World
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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