Leptopsammia pruvoti: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the leptopsammia pruvoti lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leptopsammia pruvoti
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Scleractinia
Family	Dendrophylliidae

Where does the leptopsammia pruvoti live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the leptopsammia pruvoti in 7 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the leptopsammia pruvoti?

The leptopsammia pruvoti (Leptopsammia pruvoti) is a cnidarian in the order Scleractinia and the family Dendrophylliidae, genus Leptopsammia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the leptopsammia pruvoti

Leptopsammia pruvoti, the sunset cup coral, is a solitary stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is an azooxanthellate species, meaning its tissues do not contain the symbiotic unicellular algae (zooxanthellae) of the genus Symbiodinium, as do most corals. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea. The species was described by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers in 1897 and named to honor the French marine biologist Georges Pruvot.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Leptopsammia pruvoti (revision 1373722406), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3830761 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).