DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Cladiella krempfi
- Usual depth6–29 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Cladiella krempfi is a species of soft coral in the family Cladiellidae. It occurs in the western Indo-Pacific region and was first described by the British zoologist Sydney John Hickson in 1919.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cladiella krempfi”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–29 m · Deepest record: 28.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- クレンフノウトサカ
Other scientific names: Alcyonium krempfi, Lobularia krempfi, Microspicularia krempfi
Similar species
- Ghost coral
Cladiella australis
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).
- 28 open-data records from 1919 to 2001.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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