DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea marshae
- Usual depth6–14 m
- Water temperature19–27 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, 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: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–14 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Wrinkle coral, wrinkle coral
Other scientific names: Australaraea marshae, Coscinastrea marshae
Similar species
Wrinkle coralCoscinaraea crassa
Wrinkle coralCoscinaraea monile
- Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea hahazimaensis
- Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea mcneilli
crisp pillow coralAnomastraea irregularis
Blister coralHorastrea indica
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).
- 51 open-data records from 1999 to 1999.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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