DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Corallimorphus niwa
- Usual depth958–1,808 m
- Water temperature8–18 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Corallimorphus niwa is a species of corals in the genus Corallimorphus. It was classified by Fautin in 2011. Corallimorphus niwa lives in marine habitats.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Corallimorphus niwa”, 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: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 958–1,808 m · Deepest record: 1,843 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–18 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Jewel AnemoneCorynactis australis
Club-tipped anemoneCorynactis californica
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).
- 27 open-data records from 1965 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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