How deep does the Madrepora Coral live?

The Madrepora Coral (Madrepora oculata) is typically found at 15–3000 m.

Madrepora Coral

Madrepora oculata

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 15–3000 m

A branching deep sea coral that forms delicate zigzag colonies on slopes from fifteen metres down to about three thousand. It carries no symbiotic algae and survives by trapping food drifting past in the dark, building habitat that countless other animals shelter in.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Madreporidae › Madrepora

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 135209.

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How deep does the Madrepora Coral live?: The Madrepora Coral (Madrepora oculata) is typically found at 15–3000 m.