How deep does the Robust Ivory Tree Coral live?

The Robust Ivory Tree Coral (Oculina robusta) is typically found at 0–30 m.

Robust Ivory Tree Coral

Oculina robusta

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–30 m
IUCN status: DD

The robust ivory tree coral forms pale branching colonies in sheltered, often turbid shallows down to about thirty metres. It carries algae in its tissue that help feed the colony, supplementing the plankton its polyps catch.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Oculinidae › Oculina

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 287099.

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How deep does the Robust Ivory Tree Coral live?: The Robust Ivory Tree Coral (Oculina robusta) is typically found at 0–30 m.