Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Black Sun Coral
Tubastraea micranthus
Black Sun Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Tubastraea micranthus
Size: Up to 4 ft. (1.2 m)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Refertina (Suborder)
    └Dendrophylliidae (Family)
     └Tubastraea (Genus)
      └T. micranthus (Species)























































































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