DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
mushroom coral
Cycloseris somervillei
- Usual depth16–55 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 16–55 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- mushroom coral
Other scientific names: Fungia (Cycloseris) somervillei, Fungia (Pleuractis) somervillei, Fungia somervillei
Similar species
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris cyclolites
mushroom coralCycloseris fragilis
mushroom coralCycloseris vaughani
- Distorted Mushroom Coral
Cycloseris distorta
- mushroom coral
Cycloseris sinensis
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).
- 38 open-data records from 1908 to 1992.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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