DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
mushroom coral
Lithophyllon spinifer
- Usual depth6–52 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–52 m · Deepest record: 52 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- mushroom coral
Other scientific names: Cycloseris colini, Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifer, Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifera, Fungia colini, Fungia spinifer, Fungia spinifera, Lithophyllon spinifera
Similar species
mushroom coralLithophyllon concinna
- mushroom coral
Lithophyllon repanda
Stone-leaf coralLithophyllon undulatum
- mushroom coral
Lithophyllon scabra
Rough feather coralCtenactis echinata
mushroom coralDanafungia horrida
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).
- 40 open-data records from 1983 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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