Cup Coral

Caryophyllia inornata

• Group: Coral

A small solitary cup coral barely a quarter of a centimetre tall, it lines the inside of caves, overhangs and shaded rock crevices. It favours dim corners of the reef where little light reaches, from the shallows down into deeper rocky ground.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Caryophylliidae › Caryophyllia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 135141.