How deep does the Striped Bum Coral live?

The Striped Bum Coral (Heterocyathus aequicostatus) is typically found at 0–40 m.

Striped Bum Coral

Heterocyathus aequicostatus

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

A free living solitary coral with a flat base, it rests loose on soft, level bottoms at twenty metres or more rather than cementing down. Its polyps stay tucked away by day and only spread their banded tentacles at night to feed.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Caryophylliidae › Heterocyathus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 216146.

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How deep does the Striped Bum Coral live?: The Striped Bum Coral (Heterocyathus aequicostatus) is typically found at 0–40 m.