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Capnella imbricata

  • Corals and anemones
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth2–15 m
  • Water temperature24–30 °C
  • Best monthsDecember
  • 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: 3 records
  • March: 3 records
  • April: 8 records
  • May: 17 records
  • June: 3 records
  • July: 7 records
  • August: 15 records
  • September: 5 records
  • October: 15 records
  • November: 2 records
  • December: 34 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 36.6 m

  • 0–10 m: 40 records
  • 10–20 m: 69 records
  • 20–30 m: 0 records
  • 30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

  • 22–24 °C: 6 records
  • 24–26 °C: 48 records
  • 26–28 °C: 53 records
  • 28–30 °C: 13 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages
Japanese
カワラフサトカサ, カワラフサトサカ

Other scientific names: Alcyonium imbricatum, Ammothea imbricata, Capnella capitulifera, Capnella philippinensis, Paranephthya capitulifera, Paraspongodes capitulifera

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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).
  • 151 open-data records from 1973 to 2013.
  • Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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