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Striped bum coral
Heterocyathus aequicostatus
- Usual depth16–223 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Heterocyathus aequicostatus is a small species of coral in the family Caryophylliidae in the order Scleractinia, the stony corals. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is a large polyp, solitary, free-living coral and is usually found on soft substrates.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 16–223 m · Deepest record: 658 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Striped bum coral, striped bum coral
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Dent de cochon circulaire
- Japanese
- ムシノスチョウジガイ
- Korean
- 이형컵돌산호
- Simplified Chinese
- 等肋異杯珊瑚
Other scientific names: Brachytrochus simplex, Heterocyathus cochlea, Heterocyathus elongatus, Heterocyathus lamellosus, Heterocyathus oblongatus, Heterocyathus philippensis, Heterocyathus philippinensis, Heterocyathus rembangensis, Heterocyathus roussaeanus, Heterocyathus rousseaui, Heterocyathus sandalinus, Heterocyathus woodmasoni, Heteropsammia aequicostatus, Psammoseris rousseaui, Stephanoseris rousseaui
Similar species
- Striped bum coral
Heterocyathus alternatus
- Striped bum coral
Heterocyathus sulcatus
- Devonshire cup coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii
- Prolific coral
Anomocora fecunda
- Horn stony coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia
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).
- 265 open-data records from 1848 to 2023.
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