Enallopsammia pusilla

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth333–805 m
Water temperature5–29 °C
Best monthsApril and October
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 6 records
April: 12 records
May: 4 records
June: 5 records
July: 5 records
August: 0 records
September: 5 records
October: 10 records
November: 4 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 333–805 m · Deepest record: 1,045 m

240–250 m: 2 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 7 records
330–340 m: 21 records
340–350 m: 0 records
350+ m: 70 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–29 °C

4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 11 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 10 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 14 records
28–30 °C: 55 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Dendrophyllia (Coenopsammia) pusilla, Dendrophyllia pusilla, Enallopsammia marenzelleri

Similar species

Beaked stony coral
Enallopsammia rostrata
Bowl coral
Duncanopsammia peltata
Eguchipsammia fistula
Endopachys grayi
Smooth bum coral
Heteropsammia cochlea
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).
111 open-data records from 1899 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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