Caryophyllia inornata (Duncan, 1878)
Caryophyllia inornata
photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:  Caryophylliidae (cup corals)
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  The stony coral are not colonial. Vertical size skeleton reaches 0.25 mm, its section is round; at base not narrowed in normal conditions. End of the tentacles forming a small spherical bludgeon brown; white or pink polyps (Ref. 358).
Biology:  Vertical skeleton size: 0.25 cm (Ref. 358).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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