How deep does the Disc Coral live?

The Disc Coral (Turbinaria bifrons) is typically found at 0–30 m.

Disc Coral

Turbinaria bifrons

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

Cup shaped corallites pack the surface of this disc coral, which grows on shallow reefs and rocky foreshores down to around thirty metres. It relies on symbiotic algae for much of its food, though it has bleached heavily in some Pacific waters.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 289209.

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How deep does the Disc Coral live?: The Disc Coral (Turbinaria bifrons) is typically found at 0–30 m.