Leaf coral

Montipora foliosa

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Endangered

Usual depth2–21 m
Water temperature-0–30 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 6 records
March: 7 records
April: 8 records
May: 40 records
June: 6 records
July: 6 records
August: 21 records
September: 8 records
October: 13 records
November: 10 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–21 m · Deepest record: 36.5 m

0–10 m: 85 records
10–20 m: 21 records
20–30 m: 13 records
30–40 m: 2 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: 1 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 115 records
26–28 °C: 122 records
28–30 °C: 96 records

Names and classification

English: Leaf coral, Pore coral, Cabbage Coral, leaf coral, Montipora coral, pore coral

Names in 4 more languages

German: Folien-Koralle, Folien-Mikroporenkoralle
Japanese: ウスコモンサンゴ
Thai: ปะการังผิวเกล็ดน้ำแข็ง
Simplified Chinese: 葉形表孔珊瑚

Other scientific names: Agaricia lima, Madrepora (Porites) foliosa, Madrepora foliosa, Madrepora lima, Madrepora patiniformis, Manopora foliosa, Manopora lima, Montipora bifrontalis, Montipora circinata, Montipora exesa, Montipora lichenoides, Montipora lima, Montipora minuta, Montipora prolifera, Montipora pulcherrima, Montipora rus, Montipora scutata, Montipora sulcata, Montipora tubifera, Montipora undans, Montipora variabilis, Pectinia foliosa, Porites foliosa

Similar species

Pore coral
Montipora digitata
Pore coral
Montipora hispida
Pore coral
Montipora gaimardi
Pore coral
Montipora stellata
Acropora acuminata
Staghorn Coral
Acropora austera

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).
362 open-data records from 1766 to 2008.

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