Narella dichotoma

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth890–1,420 m
Water temperature12–29 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and September
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: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 51 records
April: 8 records
May: 41 records
June: 15 records
July: 137 records
August: 128 records
September: 160 records
October: 123 records
November: 115 records
December: 42 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 890–1,420 m · Deepest record: 3,917 m

300–310 m: 7 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 0 records
330–340 m: 0 records
340–350 m: 0 records
350–360 m: 7 records
360–370 m: 0 records
370–380 m: 0 records
380–390 m: 1 records
390–400 m: 0 records
400–410 m: 2 records
410+ m: 814 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–29 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 2 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: 593 records
26–28 °C: 100 records
28–30 °C: 158 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Narella nuttingi, Stachyodes dichotoma

Similar species

Narella alata
Narella bayeri
Bowers's gold tree coral
Narella bowersi
Narella calamus
Narella clavata
Narella gigas

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).
867 open-data records from 1899 to 2024.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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