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LPS Coral

Large-polyp stony corals — the fleshy, tentacled corals like hammers, torches, and chalices. Often more forgiving than SPS and a great entry point into the reef hobby.

308 species

Hammer Coral

Hammer Coral

Coral

Euphyllia ancora

Beautiful LPS coral that throws out aggressive sweeper tentacles after dark.

Hammer Coral

Hammer Coral

Coral

Fimbriaphyllia ancora

Flowing, hammer-shaped tentacles give this LPS coral a striking, anemone-like presence.

Head Coral

Head Coral

Coral

Dipsastraea favus

A bold, geometric coral that brings reef-flat character to the home aquarium.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora ashmorensis

A boldly sculptural reef coral with an unusual twisted, tubular growth form.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora forskaliana

A knobby, pink reef builder with delicately sculptured corallites worth a close look.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora fruticulosa

A branching, dome-forming coral with a distinctly spiny, sculptural look.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora gemmacea

A versatile reef builder with a bumpy, hedgehog-like surface texture.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora hirsutissima

A spiny, textured coral with a personality as bold as its surface.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora horrida

A gnarly, branching coral that builds impressive colonies in sheltered reef zones.

Hedgehog Coral

Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora mammiformis

Cream plates and ghostly blue corallites make this sprawling coral unmistakable.

Hedgehog Coral
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Hedgehog Coral

Coral

Echinopora pacifica

A textured Pacific coral with detailed plating and a surprisingly manageable care level.

Honeycomb Plate Coral

Honeycomb Plate Coral

Coral

Porites colonensis

A tiered plating coral with an understated, textural elegance that rewards patient keepers.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites annae

A tough, colony-forming reef builder that shows off in shades of green, purple, and gold.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites aranetai

A mottled, lumpy Porites that brings rugged reef texture to the intermediate keeper's tank.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites arnaudi

A wave-battered plate coral that builds tiered, architectural formations on exposed reef slopes.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites australiensis

A hefty, dome-shaped reef builder that anchors lagoons and back-reef zones across the Indo-Pacific.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites compressa

A reef-building powerhouse with variable forms and a no-frills palette.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites cumulatus

A compact, smoothly fused branching coral that quietly anchors any reef display.

Hump Coral
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Hump Coral

Coral

Porites decasepta

A vivid blue encrusting coral built for high-energy shallow reefs.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites deformis

A lumpy, fusing Porites for reef keepers who appreciate understated structure.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites densa

A compact, dome-shaped reef coral with an understated charm.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites desilveri

A rare Indian Ocean Porites with a knobby, hump-forming growth habit.

Hump Coral
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Hump Coral

Coral

Porites echinulata

A rugged Red Sea boulder coral with a distinctively rough, granulated surface texture.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites eridani

A chunky, contorted Pacific reef builder that rewards patient, intermediate keepers.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites evermanni

A daytime-active mounding coral that builds dramatic columns on protected reefs.

Hump Coral
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Hump Coral

Coral

Porites flavus

A pale grey branching coral with soft yellow branch tips from Papua New Guinea.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites harrisoni

A versatile, shape-shifting coral native to the warm shallows of the Indian Ocean.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites heronensis

A smooth, low-profile coral from the Pacific with a quietly rugged character.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites horizontalata

A sculptural reef builder with pale branches and a knack for creative growth forms.

Hump Coral
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Hump Coral

Coral

Porites latistellata

A twisted, branching Porites from Pacific shallows with understated charm.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites lobata

A massive reef-builder that can outlive entire human generations in the wild.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites mayeri

A boulder-forming coral that can grow wider than a car in the wild.

Hump Coral
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Hump Coral

Coral

Porites myrmidonensis

A boulder-sized Pacific coral with a distinctively pitted, nodular surface.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites napopora

A textured branching Porites with deeply pitted corallites and understated brown tones.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites negrosensis

A branching Pacific reef builder with a distinctively contorted, lumpy growth form.

Hump Coral

Hump Coral

Coral

Porites nigrescens

A branching, pit-surfaced coral that keeps its tentacles busy even in daylight.