Solitary cup coral

About this species

Cynarina is a genus of stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 30 records
February: 25 records
March: 15 records
April: 13 records
May: 50 records
June: 14 records
July: 13 records
August: 21 records
September: 18 records
October: 15 records
November: 8 records
December: 18 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–18 m · Deepest record: 44 m

0–10 m: 43 records
10–20 m: 25 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 84 records
26–28 °C: 69 records
28–30 °C: 19 records

Photos

(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Daniel Benák, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ioannis Magouras, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Ioannis Magouras, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Solitary cup coral, solitary cup coral

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: コハナガタサンゴ

Other scientific names: Antillia grandiflora, Antillia japonica, Antillia nomaensis, Caryophyllia carduus, Caryophyllia lacrymalis, Cynarina lacrimalis, Cynarina savignyi, Lithophyllia lacrymalis, Lithophyllia palata, Lithophyllia verbeeki, Lobophyllia japonica, Mussa (Lithophyllia) lacrymalis, Protolobophyllia japonica, Protolobophyllia nomaensis, Protolobophyllia sinica, Rhodocyathus ceylonensis, Scolymia lacrymalis

Similar species

Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea echinata
Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea hemprichii
lobed cactus coral
Acanthastrea pachysepta
Lobed cactus coral
Lobophyllia hemprichii
Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea brevis
Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea minuta

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).
256 open-data records from 1848 to 2012.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.