Natural variantUncommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Tongue / Slipper Plate (Herpolitha/Polyphyllia)

A variant of Plate coral (Fungia sp.)

Representative Plate coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Elongated 'tongue' or 'slipper' plate corals (Herpolitha, Polyphyllia) with a central seam and multiple mouths; same fungiid free-living habit.

Keeper tips for this variant

Lay it flat on open sand with room to inflate; these can creep slowly, so don't crowd them against rock or other corals.

This page covers the Tongue / Slipper Plate (Herpolitha/Polyphyllia) variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Plate coral →

Other SPS Corals variants

Red / Orange Fungia Rainbow / Bicolor Plate Tongue / Slipper Coral (Herpolitha / Polyphyllia)Green Plate (Fungia)Orange Plate (Fungia)Red Plate (Fungia)Rainbow / Ultra Plate (Fungia)Long-Tentacle Plate (Heliofungia)Aussie Ultra Red Fungia Rainbow Fungia Gold Fungia (Aussie)WYSIWYG Ultra Tongue Coral (Herpolitha 'Ultra')Insane Rainbow Diaseris Diablo Diaseris Dante's Inferno Diaseris Red Devil Diaseris Color Blind Diaseris Glow Bug Diaseris Rainbow Plate / Rainbow Fungia Ultra Orange Fungia TSA Funky Fungia TSA Popsicle Plate ReefGen Project-X Fungia Red Devil Horns Cycloseris