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Common Name: Small Cup Coral
Scientific Name: Balanophyllia boneaspea
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthrozoa
Order: Scleratinia
Family: Dendrophylliidea
Genus: Balanophyllia
Species: B. boneaspea
Have you ever wanted to see a coral up close? A small cup coral is one that not a lot of people talk about. They live in caves and overhangs.
In this paragraph we will talk about the general size,color, adaptation. It is 20mm in diameter and 15 mm in height. Brightly colored tentacles are transparent. Beaded in
Appearance. Solitary but can live in groups. This is their generic size color and adaptation.
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