Tree coral

Dendrophyllia arbuscula

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth66–319 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsApril, July, and September
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 7 records
March: 18 records
April: 29 records
May: 29 records
June: 26 records
July: 40 records
August: 23 records
September: 30 records
October: 24 records
November: 14 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 66–319 m · Deepest record: 1,211 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 8 records
60–70 m: 7 records
70–80 m: 9 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 166 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 48 records
22–24 °C: 17 records
24–26 °C: 63 records
26–28 °C: 33 records
28–30 °C: 61 records

Names and classification

English: Tree coral, tree coral

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: エノウラキサンゴ, ジュウジキサンゴ
Simplified Chinese: 叢枝樹珊瑚

Other scientific names: Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) nouhuysi, Balanophyllia nouhuysi, Dendrophyllia arbuscular, Dendrophyllia erecta, Dendrophyllia horsti, Dendrophyllia nouhuysi, Dendrophyllia sphaerica, Dendrophyllia subcornigera

Similar species

Dendrophyllia ijimai
Beaked stony coral
Enallopsammia rostrata
Bowl coral
Duncanopsammia peltata
Eguchipsammia fistula
Endopachys grayi
Cladopsammia gracilis

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).
237 open-data records from 1900 to 2008.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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