Stone-leaf coral

Lithophyllon undulatum

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–40 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and September
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 7 records
March: 5 records
April: 13 records
May: 20 records
June: 14 records
July: 12 records
August: 25 records
September: 15 records
October: 11 records
November: 6 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 10 records
26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 28 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Stone-leaf coral, Lithophyllon coral, stone-leaf coral

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: カワラサンゴ, カワラサンゴ［ミナミカワラサンゴ］, ミナミカワラサンゴ
Simplified Chinese: 波形靈芝珊瑚

Other scientific names: Leptoseris floriformis, Lithophyllon bistomatum, Lithophyllon levistei, Lithophyllon lobata, Podabacia dispar, Podabacia elongata, Podabacia formosa, Podabacia lobata

Similar species

mushroom coral
Lithophyllon concinna
mushroom coral
Lithophyllon repanda
mushroom coral
Lithophyllon scabra
mushroom coral
Lithophyllon spinifer
Rough feather coral
Ctenactis echinata
mushroom coral
Danafungia 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).
110 open-data records from 1892 to 2012.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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