DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia erythraea
- Usual depth13.5 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael Bakker Paiva · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13.5 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved, uploaded by Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved, uploaded by Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- sinuous cup coral
Other scientific names: Acanthastrea erythraea, Isophyllia erythracea, Isophyllia erythraea, Mussa (Isophyllia) erythraea, Symphyllia (Isophyllia) erythraea, Symphyllia erythracea, Symphyllia erythraea
Similar species
Brain coralLobophyllia corymbosa
Lobed cactus coralLobophyllia hemprichii
sinuous cup coralLobophyllia recta
- sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia radians
sinuous cup coralLobophyllia agaricia
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).
- 13 open-data records from 1879 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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