Is this a Torch Cristata?

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I bought this torch coral in a LFS near me around 2 months ago. Euphyllias in general are quite rare where I live (even online), so I bought this torch just in case I never saw another one again, the only issue being the store only had it labelled as "torch coral", but when I got it home I noticed the skeleton was showing and it had much shorter tentacles than most torches I saw online. Recently, when looking for some corals online I saw someone selling a "Torch Cristata" and noticed it looked very similar to mine, and when looking online I read this type of torch has naturally shorter tentacles and their skeleton is often exposed.

Can somebody confirm if my torch is actually a Torch Cristata or just a normal torch with shorter tentacles?
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Looks like a cristata. Also, no such thing as a torch cristata. 1 is a torch and 1
Is a cristata. 2 Different corals.

There are 3 actually, they are different species, not Genera. All 3 could be referred to as "Torch corals".
The regular "torch" is Euphyllia glabrescens.
Another is Euphyllia cristata, which is what we see above
And there is also Euphyllia parablabrescens, although much more rare to see.
 

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