Gold Branching Hammer (Euphyllia paraancora) - WYSIWYG Red Sea the coral’s rim and surface

the coral’s rim and surface polyps fluoresce intensely

ear-shaped shell with a row of respiratory holes along one edge

which it uses to capture suspended plankton from the water column

Origin: Western Indian Ocean – Kenya

magenta striping

Gold Branching Hammer (Euphyllia paraancora) - WYSIWYG Red Sea the coral’s rim and surfaceEuphyllia parancora, known as the Branching Hammer Coral, is one of the most iconic and beloved LPS corals in the marine aquarium world. Distinguished by its hammer or anchor shaped tentacle tips and branching skeletal structure, this coral adds mesmerizing movement and soft, rhythmic motion to any reef display. Under actinic or blue spectrum lighting, its tentacles shimmer with shades of fluorescent green, gold, and occasionally purple or mint,