DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Cladopsammia manuelensis
- Usual depth70–191 m
- Water temperature19–28 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cladopsammia manuelensis, more commonly known as Sun coral or Cup coral, is an azooxanthellate, "true" coral species, and stony coral species. Cladopsammia manuelensis is present in marine environments only and is home to the deep and shallow waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 76 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 59 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 70–191 m · Deepest record: 420 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–28 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Rhizopsammia manuelensis
Similar species
- Beaked stony coral
Enallopsammia rostrata
Bowl coralDuncanopsammia peltata
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).
- 234 open-data records from 1885 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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