Category:LPS

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Contents 1 This article is a stub. You can help build the ReefPedia by adding to it. 2 Introduction 3 Species 3.1 Fungiidae 3.2 Oculinidae 3.3 Pectiniidae 3.4 Mussidae 3.5 Faviidae 3.6 Trachyphylliidae 3.7 Caryophylliidae 3.8 Dendrophylliidae 3.9 Poritidae

Introduction

LPS, or Large-Polyped stony corals, are beautiful and varied corals including the open brains, the euphyllids (including the torch, hammer, frogspawn and bubble corals), the closed brains, the mussiidae (including acanthastrea, blastomussa and micromussa) and many others.

Oftentimes, LPS corals are the next step an advancing hobbyist takes after successfully keeping some of the hardier soft corals. The largest difference in husbandry comes with having to pay closer attention to the calcium and alkalinity of the tank water, and supplement accordingly, either with 2-part Ca/Alk additives, kalkwasser, or a calcium reactor.

Species

Fungiidae

Genera:

• Fungia- "Plate coral"
• Heliofungia - "Long-tentacle plate coral"

Oculinidae

Genera:

• Galaxea - "Galaxy Coral, Star coral"

Pectiniidae

Genera:

• Echinophyllia - "Chalice Coral"
• Mycedium
• Oxypora
• Pectinia - "Lettuce Coral"

Mussidae

Genera:

• Acanthastrea
• Blastomussa
  • Blastomussa wellsi,Blastomussa merleti
• Lobophyllia - "Lobed Brain Coral"
• Micromussa
• Cynarina - "Doughnut Coral, Meat Coral, Tooth Coral"
• Scolymia - "Doughnut Coral, Meat Coral, Tooth Coral"

Faviidae

Genera:

• Caulastrea - "Trumpet Coral, Candycane Coral, Candy Coral"
• Diploastrea - "Moon Coral"
• Echinopora
• Favia - "Closed Brain Coral, Moon Coral, Brain Coral"
• Favites - "Closed Brain Coral, Moon Coral, Brain Coral"
• Goniastrea
• Platygyra - "Maze Coral, Brain Coral"

Trachyphylliidae

Genera:

• Trachyphyllia - "Open Brain Coral"
• Wellsophyllia - "Open Brain Coral"

Caryophylliidae

Genera:

• Catalaphyllia - "Elegance Coral"
• Euphyllia
  • Euphyllia glabrescens,Euphyllia ancora, Euphyllia parancora, Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia paradivisa (Torch coral, Hammer/Anchor coral, Frogspawn Coral)
• Nemenzophyllia
• Plerogyra - "Bubble Coral"

Dendrophylliidae

• Tubastrea - "Sun Coral, Sun Polyps"
• Turbinaria - "Scroll Coral, Cup Coral, Pagoda Coral"

Poritidae

• Alveopora
• Goniopora - "Flowerpot Coral"

Subcategories

There are 8 subcategories to this category.

D Dendrophylliidae F Faviidae

F cont. Fungiidae M Mussidae O Oculinidae

P Pectiniidae Poritidae T Trachyphylliidae

Articles in category "LPS"

There are 27 articles in this category.

A Alveopora B Blastomussa Blastomussa wellsi Bubble D Diploastrea E Echinophyllia Echinopora Elegance Euphyllia

E cont. Euphyllia divisa Euphyllia glabrescens F Frogspawn Fungia G Galaxea Goniopora H Hammer HelioFungia Heliofungia L Lobophyllia

M Micromussa Mycedium N Nemenzophyllia O Oxypora P Plerogyra T Torch Trachyphyllia Tubastrea