Hilgendorf's tree coral

Thouarella (Euthouarella) hilgendorfi

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth390–1,048 m
Water temperature5–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and November
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: 12 records
February: 11 records
March: 9 records
April: 4 records
May: 1 records
June: 16 records
July: 114 records
August: 113 records
September: 201 records
October: 83 records
November: 135 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 390–1,048 m · Deepest record: 2,974 m

170–180 m: 6 records
180–190 m: 4 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 2 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 1 records
280+ m: 691 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–29 °C

4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 2 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 59 records
16–18 °C: 69 records
18–20 °C: 15 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 13 records
24–26 °C: 513 records
26–28 °C: 17 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Names and classification

English: Hilgendorf's tree coral

Names in 1 more languages

French: corail d'Hilgendorf

Other scientific names: Plumarella hilgendorfi, Thouarella hilgendorfi

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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).
735 open-data records from 1875 to 2024.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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