Tubastrea micrantha

Ehrenberg, 1834

Black Cup Coral, Black Tube Coral

Range: Circumtropical

Natural Environment: Found growing on coral skeletons in fore reef surf zones and usually seen to depths of about 85 feet (25 m).

General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade.

See Tubastrea coccinea for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Dendrophylliidae

Genus: Tubastrea

FYI: FYI: In the wild, can be green to brown or blackish in color.

A somewhat poor survivor in the captivity.