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Cladocora

Cladocora arbuscula

(Lesueur, 1821)

Tube Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, and Caribbean.

Natural Environment: Inhabits turbid seagrass and sediment collecting reef bottom environments and generally seen at depths between 3 to 85 feet (1 - 25 m).

Aquarium Suitability: I've seen this while diving these areas. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Hexacorallia

    Order: Scleractinia

    Family: Faviidae

    Genus: Cladocora

FYI: Small tubular branches and corallites, often seen in bottom areas collecting sediment and/or seagrass, and generally cream colored.

Shown here for identification only.

 Cladocora arbuscula (Tube Coral)
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