Wrinkle coral

Coscinaraea mcneilli

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth3–20 m
Water temperature17–27 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 6 records
March: 12 records
April: 10 records
May: 9 records
June: 5 records
July: 2 records
August: 3 records
September: 9 records
October: 11 records
November: 7 records
December: 18 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–20 m · Deepest record: 33 m

0–10 m: 13 records
10–20 m: 17 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–27 °C

16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 21 records
20–22 °C: 17 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Wrinkle coral, McNeill's coral, wrinkle coral

Other scientific names: Australaraea mcneilli, Coscinastrea mcneilli

Similar species

Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea crassa
Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea marshae
Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea monile
Wrinkle coral
Coscinaraea hahazimaensis
crisp pillow coral
Anomastraea irregularis
Blister coral
Horastrea 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).
105 open-data records from 1964 to 2012.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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