How deep does the Purple Lettuce Coral live?

The Purple Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites) is typically found at 1–75 m.

Purple Lettuce Coral

Agaricia agaricites

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 1–75 m
IUCN status: VU

Ruffled, leaf like ridges give this Caribbean coral its lettuce name, and it builds colonies on reefs from near the surface down to around seventy five metres. Symbiotic algae packed in its tissue feed it, and it is listed as vulnerable.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Agariciidae › Agaricia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 287911.

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How deep does the Purple Lettuce Coral live?: The Purple Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites) is typically found at 1–75 m.