DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Hedgehog coral
Echinopora fruticulosa
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and November
- How commonRare
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About this species
Echinopora fruticulosa is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Echinopora fruticulosa”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Hedgehog coral, hedgehog coral
Similar species
Hedgehog coralEchinopora gemmacea
Hedgehog coralEchinopora horrida
Hedgehog coralEchinopora lamellosa
Hedgehog coralEchinopora forskaliana
Hedgehog coralEchinopora hirsutissima
Hedgehog coralEchinopora mammiformis
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).
- 9 open-data records from 1834 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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