Tubastraea faulkneri
Orange Sun Coral
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Dendrophylliidae
Genus
Tubastraea
Species
Tubastraea faulkneri
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Diet
Most hard corals derive their food from a combination of photosynthesis from the algae living in their tissues, and capturing and eating small prey items. This species has no symbiotic algae (as you can see from the clear tentacles, which would otherwise be green with algae) so if you're a small shrimp or copepod approach at your own risk! (John Turnbull)
