sinuous cup coral

Lobophyllia recta

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–15 m
Water temperature-0–30 °C
Best monthsMay and August
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, 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: 24 records
February: 30 records
March: 13 records
April: 10 records
May: 58 records
June: 0 records
July: 10 records
August: 48 records
September: 10 records
October: 2 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 58 m

0–10 m: 170 records
10–20 m: 29 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 12 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–30 °C

-2–0 °C: 1 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 79 records
26–28 °C: 168 records
28–30 °C: 119 records

Names and classification

English: sinuous cup coral

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ホソダイノウサンゴ
Simplified Chinese: 直紋合葉珊瑚

Other scientific names: Mussa nobilis, Mussa recta, Symphillia recta, Symphyllia hemispherica, Symphyllia nobilis, Symphyllia recta

Similar species

Brain coral
Lobophyllia corymbosa
Lobed cactus coral
Lobophyllia hemprichii
sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia radians
sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia agaricia
sinuous cup coral
Lobophyllia erythraea
Lobed cactus coral
Lobophyllia 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).
429 open-data records from 1846 to 2010.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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