DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Crispy crust coral
Merulina ampliata
- Usual depth2–33 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 20 records
- February: 40 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 78 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 52 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–33 m · Deepest record: 52 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crispy crust coral, crispy crust coral, Merulina coral
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- サザナミサンゴ
- Thai
- ปะการังสันหนาม
- Simplified Chinese
- 片繩紋珊瑚
Other scientific names: Agaricia ampliata, Agaricia flabellina, Madrepora ampliata, Merulina amplita, Merulina crispa, Merulina ramosa, Merulina regalis, Merulina speciosa, Merulina vaughani, Mycedium ampliatum
Similar species
Lesser knob coralCyphastrea serailia
knob coralDipsastraea speciosa
Hedgehog coralEchinopora lamellosa
- false knob coral
Astrea curta
- Head Coral
Dipsastraea favus
- knob coral
Dipsastraea pallida
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).
- 790 open-data records from 1786 to 2011.
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