Oval Cup Coral

Cladopsammia eguchii

• Group: Coral

A cup coral that grows in the dim of shallow submarine caves, clinging to cave roofs at depths around 6 to 8 metres. Each oval polyp builds its own stony skeleton rather than forming a large reef.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Dendrophylliidae › Cladopsammia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 286957.