Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Orange Cup Coral
Tubastraea coccinea
Orange Cup Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Tubastraea coccinea
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.2 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Dendrophylliidae (Family)
    └Tubastraea (Genus)

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