DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Bowerbank's Cup Coral
Homophyllia bowerbanki
- Usual depth0–14 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Homophyllia bowerbanki is a vulnerable species of coral found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species is moderately common, but it is threatened by crown-of-thorns starfish predation and habitat loss.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Homophyllia bowerbanki”, 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: 14 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 41 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–14 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bowerbank's Cup Coral, starry cup coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- オオトゲキクメイシ
Other scientific names: Acantastrea hillae, Acanthastraea angulosa, Acanthastraea hillae, Acanthastrea angulosa, Acanthastrea bowerbanki, Acanthastrea hillae, Astraea bowerbanki
Similar species
Green solitary coralHomophyllia australis
Starry cup coralAcanthastrea echinata
lobed cactus coralAcanthastrea pachysepta
Flat lettuce coralEchinophyllia aspera
Brain coralLobophyllia corymbosa
Lobed cactus coralLobophyllia hemprichii
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).
- 290 open-data records from 1955 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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