DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Porcelain coral
Leptoseris tubulifera
- Usual depth25–65 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, July, and October
- How commonRare
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: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–65 m · Deepest record: 65 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Porcelain coral, porcelain coral
Similar species
Porcelain coralLeptoseris mycetoseroides
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris hawaiiensis
Porcelain coralLeptoseris explanata
Porcelain coralLeptoseris gardineri
Porcelain coralLeptoseris incrustans
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).
- 33 open-data records from 1902 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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