DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Cycloseris mokai
- Usual depth8–14 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) norcalmc, 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: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–14 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- カワラマンジュウイシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 摩卡氏靈芝珊瑚
Other scientific names: Lithophyllon mokai
Similar species
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris cyclolites
Flat coralCycloseris explanulata
mushroom coralCycloseris fragilis
mushroom coralCycloseris vaughani
Wells coralCycloseris wellsi
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris costulata
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).
- 49 open-data records from 1976 to 2004.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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