DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Branched sandpaper coral
Psammocora contigua
- Usual depth2–11 m
- Water temperature22–29 °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: 3 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 27 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–11 m · Deepest record: 25.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Branched sandpaper coral
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヤッコアミメサンゴ
- Thai
- ปะการังขนมปังกรอบ
- Simplified Chinese
- 連續沙珊瑚
Other scientific names: Lophoseris muelleri, Lophoseris mülleri, Madrepora contigua, Madrepora phrygiana, Matrepora contigua, Matrepora phrygiana, Montipora phrygiana, Pavonia obtusangula, Pavonia plicata, Porites contigua, Porites plicata, Psammocora decussata, Psammocora frondosa, Psammocora gonagra, Psammocora obtusangula, Psammocora phrygiana, Psammocora plicata, Psammocora ramosa
Similar species
- Nierstrasz's coral
Psammocora nierstraszi
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).
- 547 open-data records from 1794 to 2012.
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