Artificial Reef Field Guide: Paracyathus stearnsii
Common NameBrown Cup Coral
Code(s)PAST
Id Number641
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilitySessile
Colonial / SolitarySolitary
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
These are solitary cups, usually brown in color that have long, almost clear tentacles. The cups may reach 38 mm in diameter.
Species Habitat
Found on lower sides of rocky reefs.
Species Range
Subtidal 9-60 m; British Columbia, Canada to Cedros Island, Baja California, Mexico.
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