Artificial Reef Field Guide: Astrangia haimei
| Common Name | Cup Coral |
| Code(s) | ASLA |
| Id Number | 426 |
| Taxa | Invertebrate |
| Mobility | Sessile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Colonial |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
Small cup corals that form large colonies. Stony cups are brownish-orange and the short tentacles are yellowish-orange. Diameter to about 12 mm. Previously Astrangia lajollanesis.
Species Habitat
Aggregations occur on lower sides of rocks and reefs.
Species Range
12 m or deeper; Monterey Bay, California to Baja California, Mexico.
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