Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brown cup coral being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Caryophyllia smithii
- Caryophyllia inornata
- Astrangia haimei
- Monomyces rubrum
- Phyllangia americana
- Balanophyllia elegans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Caryophylliidae
- Genus
- Paracyathus
- Species
- Paracyathus stearnsii
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