Cherry Blossom Coral

About this species

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi, the cherry blossom coral or Godeffroy's Soft Coral, is a species of soft coral in the family Nidaliidae. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific region. Its range includes Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. This species was first described in 1874 by the Swiss biologist Albert von Kölliker.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 17 records
February: 12 records
March: 12 records
April: 18 records
May: 15 records
June: 12 records
July: 3 records
August: 3 records
September: 6 records
October: 21 records
November: 18 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 7–21 m · Deepest record: 23.8 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 13 records
20–30 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C

26–28 °C: 7 records
28–30 °C: 21 records

Photos

(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Cherry Blossom Coral, Godeffroy's Soft Coral

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: エンジホンクダヤギ
Simplified Chinese: 絢麗管柳珊瑚

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
72 open-data records from 1955 to 2017.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.