
DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Culicia rubeola
- Usual depth0–63 m
- Water temperature14–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and February
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Lee · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 21 records
- February: 33 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–63 m · Deepest record: 457 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C
Photos

(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Lee · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Emily Roberts · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Angia rubeola, Astrangia huttoni, Culicia huttoni, Cylicia huttoni, Cylicia rubeola, Dendrophyllia rubeola
Similar species

Burnt cup coralCladangia exusta
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).
- 169 open-data records from 1833 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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