Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) desmophyllioides

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth185–421 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 4 records
March: 9 records
April: 4 records
May: 33 records
June: 3 records
July: 6 records
August: 7 records
September: 21 records
October: 56 records
November: 9 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 185–421 m · Deepest record: 1,300 m

50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 5 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 4 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 2 records
160+ m: 295 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 32 records
24–26 °C: 117 records
26–28 °C: 60 records
28–30 °C: 121 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Balanophyllia desmophyllioides, Balanophyllia desmophylloides

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
343 open-data records from 1902 to 2011.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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