Turbinaria patula

(Dana, 1846)

Octopus Coral, Cup Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Malaysia, South China Sea, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia and New Caledonia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore reefs and shallow rocky foreshores where is seen at depths between 25 to 65 feet (7 - 20 m).

General Husbandry: Occasionally seen in the trade.

Maricultured specimens available.

See Turbinaria frondens for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Dendrophylliidae

Genus: Turbinaria

FYI: In the wild, usually grey, green or brown.