DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Crust coral
Leptastrea bottae
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crust coral, crust coral, Leptastrea coral
Other scientific names: Baryastrea solida, Cyphastrea bottae, Cyphastrea bottai, Leptastraea bottai, Leptastraea immersa, Leptastrea hawaiiensis, Leptastrea immersa, Leptastrea solida, Orbicella (Leptastraea) bottae, Orbicella (Leptastraea) bottai, Orbicella (Leptastraea) immersa, Orbicella (Leptastrea) bottae, Orbicella bottae, Orbicella immersa
Similar species
Crust coralLeptastrea purpurea
Crust coralLeptastrea transversa
Crust coralLeptastrea bewickensis
- Crust coral
Leptastrea aequalis
- Crust coral
Leptastrea inaequalis
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).
- 98 open-data records from 1849 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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