DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris papyracea
- Usual depth20–84 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, 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: 4 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–84 m · Deepest record: 400 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Porcelain coral, Papyrus Coral, porcelain coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメエダセンベイサンゴ
Other scientific names: Agaricia crispa, Folioseris crispa, Folioseris papyracea, Haloseris crispa, Haloseris lactuca, Leptoseris crispa, Leptoseris digitata, Leptoseris panamensis, Leptoseris zamboi, Pavona pretosia, Pavona ramosa, Pavonia crispa, Pavonia papyracea, Pavonia pretiosa, Pavonia ramosa
Similar species
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris explanata
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris gardineri
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris scabra
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).
- 94 open-data records from 1846 to 2010.
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