Porcelain coral

Leptoseris incrustans

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–51 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 13 records
March: 1 records
April: 13 records
May: 10 records
June: 8 records
July: 9 records
August: 6 records
September: 8 records
October: 63 records
November: 4 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–51 m · Deepest record: 67 m

0–10 m: 24 records
10–20 m: 13 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 13 records
40–50 m: 26 records
50–60 m: 18 records
60–70 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 62 records
26–28 °C: 7 records
28–30 °C: 51 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Porcelain coral, porcelain coral, Swelling coral

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: フトウネセンベイサンゴ

Other scientific names: Cylloseris incrustans

Similar species

Porcelain coral
Leptoseris mycetoseroides
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris hawaiiensis
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris explanata
Leptoseris fragilis
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris gardineri
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris papyracea

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).
134 open-data records from 1886 to 2012.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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