How deep does the Lesser Star Coral live?

The Lesser Star Coral (Favites pentagona) is typically found at 0–40 m.

Lesser Star Coral

Favites pentagona

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

Colonies of this stony coral grow in shallow reef shallows and among rocks, easily picked out by the neat five sided cups packed across their surface. Each cup houses a polyp that feeds at night, and the species remains widespread enough to sit at low conservation concern.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Merulinidae › Favites

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207446.

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How deep does the Lesser Star Coral live?: The Lesser Star Coral (Favites pentagona) is typically found at 0–40 m.