Sunset cup coral
A species of Leptopsammia Scientific name : Leptopsammia pruvoti Genus : Leptopsammia
Sunset cup coral, A species of Leptopsammia
Botanical name: Leptopsammia pruvoti
Genus: Leptopsammia
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Description
Leptopsammia pruvoti is a solitary stony coral and superficially resembles a sea anemone. The polyp sits in a calcareous cup, wider at the base than the top, which varies in shape from cylindrical and short to conical and long. It grows to a height of about 60 mm (2.4 in) and a diameter of 20 mm (0.8 in). The polyp is yellow or orange with about ninety-six long, translucent yellow tentacles. It can retract back into the skeletal cup, so that the tentacles become barely visible. This species can be confused with another yellow or orange cup coral, Balanophyllia regia, but that species never grows so large and has fewer tentacles.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Cnidarians Class
Sea anemones and corals Order
Hard corals Family
Dendrophylliidae Genus
Leptopsammia Species
Sunset cup coral 
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