How deep does the Black Cup Coral live?

The Black Cup Coral (Tubastraea diaphana) is typically found at 8–54 m.

Black Cup Coral

Tubastraea diaphana

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 8–54 m

A cup coral with dark, almost black polyps that opens mainly after dark to feed, often tucked into caves and under rock overhangs between about eight and fifty four metres. It lacks symbiotic algae, so it relies entirely on catching plankton, and is sometimes grazed by nudibranchs.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 291252.

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How deep does the Black Cup Coral live?: The Black Cup Coral (Tubastraea diaphana) is typically found at 8–54 m.