Green Tip Purple Pocillopora
A variant of Pocillopora (cauliflower coral) (Pocillopora damicornis)
Representative Pocillopora (cauliflower coral)photo — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A purple-bodied Pocillopora with contrasting green-tipped branches and polyps, a two-tone variant of the purple form. The green tips fluoresce under actinic light.
📜 Backstory
Sold as 'Green Tip Purple Pocillopora' by Corals Anonymous (coralsanonymous.com) as a 1-inch SPS frag. It is a wild-derived color form circulated among smaller US vendors; no single named originator is documented, so the lineage is debated beyond the descriptive trade name.
Keeper tips for this variant
Bright light brings out the green tips and keeps the purple body saturated; pair with moderate-to-strong flow through the branch structure.