DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Eguchipsammia serpentina
- Usual depth173–340 m
- Water temperature22–26 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Eguchipsammia serpentina, also called serpentine cup coral, is a coral in the family Dendrophylliidae endemic to Hawai'i.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eguchipsammia serpentina”, 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: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 173–340 m · Deepest record: 523 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–26 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Balanophyllia serpentina, Dendrophyllia serpentina
Similar species
- Beaked stony coral
Enallopsammia rostrata
Bowl coralDuncanopsammia peltata
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).
- 46 open-data records from 1902 to 2004.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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