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Pulse coral
Anthelia glauca
- Usual depth3–31 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Anthelia glauca, the giant anthelia, is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae. It is a colonial species and is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Anthelia glauca”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–31 m · Deepest record: 31 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pulse coral, Waving hand polyp, Blue-grey pulse coral, pulse coral, waving hand polyp
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Winkende Hand
- Simplified Chinese
- 小花珊瑚
Other scientific names: Anthelia fuliginosa, Anthelia purpurascens, Anthelia strumosa, Clavularia glauca, Clavularia purpurascens, Clavularia strumosa, Sympodium fuliginosum, Sympodium purpurascens, Xenia crosslandi, Xenia rigida
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Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 135 open-data records from 1973 to 2018.
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