DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Deltocyathus crassiseptum
- Usual depth405–578 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMay 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: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 39 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 27 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 405–578 m · Deepest record: 1,250 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚葉角杯珊瑚
Similar species
- Conical star coral
Deltocyathus italicus
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).
- 219 open-data records from 1987 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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