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Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.
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Threats
In U.K. waters the sunset cup coral reaches the northern limit of its range. This means it probably exists here at the limit of the environmental extremes it can tolerate. Consequently, it may be particularly susceptible to relatively small changes in its environment. For example, slight drops in water temperature may prevent successful reproduction. Populations at Lundy may fail to successfully recruit new corals as Lundy is a small island swept by strong currents. Thus larvae may be carried away before they are able to settle on suitable rock.
Conservation
The sunset cup coral has been targeted as a priority species by UK Biodiversity Action Plan. The Species Action Plan that results from this process aims to improve current understanding of the life history, range and numbers of the species and to maintain the extent and numbers of all populations discovered by 2004 (3).
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The UK Biodiversity Action Plan for this species is available at UK BAP.
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View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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