Sunset cup coral  (Leptopsammia pruvoti)

Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Plankton/ planktonic: Aquatic organisms that drift with water movements; may be either phytoplankton (plants), or zooplankton (animals).

1. UK BAP - Species Action plan (November, 2001)
   http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=409
   
2. Marine Life Awareness Pages (November, 2001)
   http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Leptopsammiapruvoti.htm
   
3. UNEP-WCMC (November, 2001)
   http://quin.unep-wcmc.org/
   
4. Munro, C. (2005) Pers. Comm.