DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Larger star coral
Favites abdita
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Favites abdita, also known as the larger star coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region and its range extends from East Africa and the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific Ocean. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "near-threatened".
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 31 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 27 records
- May: 139 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 104 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 47 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Larger star coral, Gnarly brain, Honeycomb coral, larger star coral
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Favite démise
- Japanese
- オオカメノコキクメイシ, カメノコキクメイシ
- Thai
- ปะการังรังผึ้ง
- Simplified Chinese
- 隱藏角菊珊瑚
Other scientific names: Astraea (Favastraea) magnifica, Astraea (Fissicella) abdita, Astraea (Fissicella) filicosa, Astraea (Fissicella) fuscoviridis, Astraea (Fissicella) magnifica, Astraea (Fissicella) robusta, Astraea (Fissicella) virens, Astraea abdita, Astraea filicosa, Astraea fuscoviridis, Astraea magnifica, Astraea robusta, Astraea virens, Astrea abdita, Astrea filicosa, Astrea fuscoviridis, Astrea hemprichii, Astrea magnifica, Astrea robusta, Astrea virens, Favastrea magnifica, Favia abdita, Favia crassior, Favia hemprichii, Favia robusta, Favites astrinus, Favites crassior, Favites filicosa, Favites fuscoviridis, Favites gibbosa
Similar species
- Larger star coral
Favites halicora
Lesser knob coralCyphastrea serailia
knob coralDipsastraea speciosa
Hedgehog coralEchinopora lamellosa
- false knob coral
Astrea curta
- Head Coral
Dipsastraea favus
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).
- 1,103 open-data records from 1786 to 2023.
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