DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Tombstone coral
Coeloseris mayeri
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 46 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 11.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Tombstone coral, tombstone coral
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヨロンキクメイシ
- Thai
- ปะการังตาข่าย
- Simplified Chinese
- 正腔紋珊瑚
Other scientific names: Coeleseris mayeri, Coleoseris mayeri, Xishasiderastrea granulata, Xishasiderastrea sinensis
Similar species
Crystal coralGalaxea fascicularis
Joker coralEuphyllia glabrescens
hammer-tooth coralFimbriaphyllia ancora
Octopus coralGalaxea astreata
Frogspawn CoralFimbriaphyllia divisa
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).
- 233 open-data records from 1918 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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