DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris gardineri
- Usual depth7–42 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–42 m · Deepest record: 84 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Porcelain coral, porcelain coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- エダセンベイサンゴ
Other scientific names: Pavona gardineri
Similar species
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris explanata
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris papyracea
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris scabra
- Leaf coral
Pavona cactus
- Leaf coral
Pavona decussata
- Leaf coral
Pavona frondifera
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).
- 112 open-data records from 1908 to 2004.
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