How deep does the Slender Lettuce Coral live?

The Slender Lettuce Coral (Leptoseris mycetoseroides) is typically found at 0–40 m.

Slender Lettuce Coral

Leptoseris mycetoseroides

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–40 m
IUCN status: LC

A plating coral that grows in thin, overlapping tiers like lettuce leaves, the slender lettuce coral settles on lower reef slopes and vertical walls down to about 40 metres. It favours quiet water away from the surge, spreading flat to gather what light it can.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Agariciidae › Leptoseris

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207283.

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How deep does the Slender Lettuce Coral live?: The Slender Lettuce Coral (Leptoseris mycetoseroides) is typically found at 0–40 m.