How deep does the Pearl Bubble Coral live?

The Pearl Bubble Coral (Physogyra lichtensteini) is typically found at 0–40 m.

Pearl Bubble Coral

Physogyra lichtensteini

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

The pearl bubble coral inflates rows of grape like vesicles over its skeleton by day, withdrawing them to feed with stinging tentacles after dark. It favours turbid water down to about forty metres, relies on algae in its tissue for food, and bleaches readily in warm spells, though it is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Plerogyridae › Physogyra

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207497.

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How deep does the Pearl Bubble Coral live?: The Pearl Bubble Coral (Physogyra lichtensteini) is typically found at 0–40 m.