DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia agaricia
- Usual depth2–12 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bernard DUPONT, 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: 8 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 32 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 33 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–12 m · Deepest record: 25.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- sinuous cup coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒロクチダイノウサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 蓮合葉珊瑚, 蓮形瓣葉珊瑚（菌形葉狀珊瑚）
Other scientific names: Symphyllia acuta, Symphyllia agaricia, Symphyllia indica
Similar species
Brain coralLobophyllia corymbosa
Lobed cactus coralLobophyllia hemprichii
sinuous cup coralLobophyllia recta
- sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia radians
sinuous cup coralLobophyllia erythraea
Lobed cactus coralLobophyllia flabelliformis
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).
- 156 open-data records from 1849 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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