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title: "Orange Cup Coral"
description: "Tubastraea coccinea — Inne zwierzęta. Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) is a species of large-polyp stony corals."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/orange-cup-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orange Cup Coral

> Tubastraea coccinea — Inne zwierzęta. Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) is a species of large-polyp stony corals.

- Scientific name: *Tubastraea coccinea*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2542
- Wikidata: [Q3940718](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3940718)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51802](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51802)

## Names

- en: Orange Cup Coral
- de: Goldene Kelchkoralle
- es: Coral sol
- fr: Tubastrée orange
- pt: Coral-sol

## Countries with the most observations

EC (287), US (197), MX (162), AU (65), HK (56), CW (52), ID (51), PH (48), MQ (46), NC (40), TH (36), BR (22)

## Summary

Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) is a species of large-polyp stony corals. This non-reef building coral extends translucent tentacles at night. Tubastraea coccinea is heterotrophic and 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. T. coccinea is an invasive coral known for its vibrant sun-like colors, which contrast against the dimly lit areas it inhabits. This organism has a massive geographic range, spreading as far as the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico since its original discovery in 1830.…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_cup_coral

## Photo

![Orange Cup Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-cup-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342260889

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orange-cup-coral?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).