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Distorted Mushroom Coral
Cycloseris distorta
- Usual depth10–101 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Cycloseris distorta is a species of disc coral in the family Fungiidae. It is a free-living, solitary coral and is native to the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region where it is found on soft sediment in shallow water.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–101 m · Deepest record: 604 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Distorted Mushroom Coral, mushroom coral, Wedge Coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ワレクサビライシ
Other scientific names: Cycloseris (Diaseris) distorta, Cycloseris freycineti, Cycloseris mexicana, Diaseris distorta, Diaseris pulchella, Dioseris distorta, Fungia (Cycloseris) distorta, Fungia distorta, Fungia freycineti, Fungia mexicana, Fungia pulchella
Similar species
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris cyclolites
mushroom coralCycloseris fragilis
mushroom coralCycloseris vaughani
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris sinensis
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris somervillei
mushroom coralDanafungia horrida
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).
- 213 open-data records from 1842 to 2004.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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