Coral id

Branching euphylliids have a phaceloid colony structure (like caulastrea or astraeosmilia), while wall euphylliids have a flabello-meandroid colony structure (like trachyphyllia or catalaphyllia). All euphyllias (torches) grow in a branching form, while fimbriaphyllias (hammers and frogspawn) can grow in either a wall or branching form depending on the species.
To add, here's an interesting site that explains coral skeleton classification in more detail...

http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/page/structure-and-growth/
 
I’m pretty terrible with zoas and clown IDs to be honest - what’s most important is that you like them.
Ditto. Too many names for the same zoas, and designer clowns just look like clowns to me
 

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