Where does the pillar coral live?
Dendrogyra cylindrus has 10,302 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 10,302 records
- 36 places
- 44 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMeandrinidaeDendrogyra
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 5,164 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,266 | |
| United States | 2,213 | |
| Guadeloupe | 128 | |
| Bonaire | 66 | |
| Curaçao | 54 | |
| Mexico | 51 | |
| Honduras | 41 | |
| Martinique | 38 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 36 | |
| Colombia | 34 | |
| Dominican Republic | 29 | |
| Cayman Islands | 25 | |
| Cuba | 24 | |
| Belize | 17 | |
| Jamaica | 16 | |
| Bahamas | 13 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 12 | |
| Sint Maarten | 9 | |
| Barbados | 8 | |
| Saint Martin | 8 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 8 | |
| Venezuela | 8 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 6 | |
| ZZ | 5 | |
| Dominica | 4 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 3 | |
| Montserrat | 3 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 3 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 2 | |
| Nicaragua | 2 | |
| Panama | 2 | |
| Anguilla | 1 | |
| Haiti | 1 | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | |
| Philippines | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Meandrinidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.