Chrysogorgia geniculata

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth909–2,385 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 8 records
March: 266 records
April: 426 records
May: 43 records
June: 3 records
July: 215 records
August: 427 records
September: 1,587 records
October: 321 records
November: 346 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 909–2,385 m · Deepest record: 2,947 m

410–420 m: 1 records
420–430 m: 0 records
430–440 m: 1 records
440–450 m: 2 records
450–460 m: 1 records
460–470 m: 3 records
470–480 m: 0 records
480–490 m: 0 records
490–500 m: 0 records
500–510 m: 6 records
510–520 m: 1 records
520+ m: 3,644 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 82 records
22–24 °C: 76 records
24–26 °C: 605 records
26–28 °C: 104 records
28–30 °C: 128 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Dasygorgia geniculata

Similar species

Agassiz's gilded coral
Chrysogorgia agassizii
Chrysogorgia comans
Chrysogorgia elegans
Chrysogorgia flavescens
Chrysogorgia flexilis
Chrysogorgia lata

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).
3,663 open-data records from 1987 to 2025.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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