How deep does the Thin Tube Coral live?

The Thin Tube Coral (Cladocora debilis) is typically found at 11–400 m.

Thin Tube Coral

Cladocora debilis

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 11–400 m

A small stony coral that builds tube shaped corallites without the symbiotic algae most reef corals rely on. It lives in dim circalittoral water of bays and inshore grounds, anywhere from about 11 metres down to 400.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Cladocoridae › Cladocora

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 135147.

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How deep does the Thin Tube Coral live?: The Thin Tube Coral (Cladocora debilis) is typically found at 11–400 m.