Leptopsammia pruvoti, the sunset cup coral, is a solitary stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is an azooxanthellate species, meaning its tissues do not contain the symbiotic unicellular algae (zooxanthellae) of the genus Symbiodinium, as do most corals. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea. The species was described by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers in 1897 and named to honor the French marine biologist Georges Pruvot.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sunset 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
- Dendrophyllia arbuscula
- Balanophyllia regia
- Tubastraea megacorallita
- Astroides calycularis
- Tubastraea coccinea
- Cladopsammia gracilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Dendrophylliidae
- Genus
- Leptopsammia
- Species
- Leptopsammia pruvoti
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