Description
A huge rock is overgrown with soft coral Orange Cup Coral, Hydrozoans, Tunicates and Sponges. Orange Cup Coral Tubastraea coccinea occurs in tropical and subtropical Western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific in a depth range from 1-37m. This large-polyp stony coral is not a reef building species. The coral extends beautiful translucent tentacles at night. Tubastraea coccinea does not contain zooxanthellae in its tissues as many tropical corals do, allowing it to grow in complete darkness as long as it can capture enough food. A lot of Anthias and Damselfishes are there. Triton Bay, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 3°56'13.872 S 134°7'7.584 E at 9m depth