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    Posted: August 26 2013 at 5:48pm
Just got this frog spawn or maybe it is hammer.   Not for sure on what it is called.   Appreciate any help.   Thanks.

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Euphyllia divisia, what we usually call Frogspawn has round tips and short branches on many of the tentacles. Euphyllia paraanchora, what we usually call branching Hammer Coral has oblong or "hammer" shaped tips. Another member of the family is Euphyllia anchora which is usually called Wall Hammer, it does not have individual branches or heads but is more like a wall with the tips resembling a hammer. I hope this helps.
 
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Ok that helps.   Thank you Mike.

So this would be a "green stem hammer"?
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frogspawn can be identified from the hammer, as the frogspawn has bright purple tips and bright green stems (esp. viewed under actinics), none of the hammers have this exact coloration scheme.
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Originally posted by ElwoodUT ElwoodUT wrote:

Ok that helps.   Thank you Mike.

So this would be a "green stem hammer"?
 
Yes, it look like a branching Hammer coral from the photo.


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frogspawn can be identified from the hammer, as the frogspawn has bright purple tips and bright green stems (esp. viewed under actinics), none of the hammers have this exact coloration scheme.
 
I have seen many different color variations of both Frogspawn and Hammer corals. I do not believe they can be identified by color.


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you say hammer due to the lack of sub-branching?
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Originally posted by djknauss djknauss wrote:

you say hammer due to the lack of sub-branching?
Yes and the shape of the tips. I have seen Hammer corals with a few sub branches (maybe hybrids) but it is not prevalent like on Frogspawn.


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