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Cladopsammia manuelensis

Cladopsammia manuelensis

Classification

Cladopsammia manuelensis, more commonly known as Sun coral or Cup coral, is an azooxanthellate, "true" coral species, and stony coral species. Cladopsammia manuelensis is present in marine environments only and is home to the deep and shallow waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Anatomy and ecology Cladopsammia manuelensis are described as having a dull olive to orangey body with orange and yellow shaded tentacles extruding from the polyp.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 5