DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia radians
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 79 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 23 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- sinuous cup coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ダイノウサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 輻紋合葉珊瑚, 輻紋瓣葉珊瑚
Other scientific names: Mussa crispa, Symphillia radians, Symphyllia grandis, Symphyllia radians
Similar species
Brain coralLobophyllia corymbosa
Lobed cactus coralLobophyllia hemprichii
sinuous cup coralLobophyllia recta
sinuous cup coralLobophyllia agaricia
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).
- 352 open-data records from 1849 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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