Sunset cup coral  (Leptopsammia pruvoti)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (06/06/05) by Colin Munro of Marine Bio-images.
http://www.marine-bio-images.com

Glossary

  • 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).

References

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