DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
mushroom coral
Cycloseris fragilis
- Usual depth11–89 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, 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: 3 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–89 m · Deepest record: 347 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- mushroom coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- オオワレクサビライシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 幣圓珊瑚
Other scientific names: Cycloseris patella, Cycloseris patelliformis, Cycloseris patellioformis, Diaseris fragilis, Fungia (Cycloseris) fragilis, Fungia (Cycloseris) patella, Fungia (Cycloseris) patelliformis, Fungia (Diaseris) borneensis, Fungia borneensis, Fungia fragilis, Fungia laciniosa, Fungia patelliformis
Similar species
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris cyclolites
mushroom coralCycloseris vaughani
- Distorted Mushroom Coral
Cycloseris distorta
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 138 open-data records from 1893 to 2006.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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