Where does the cockscomb cup coral live?
Desmophyllum dianthus has 2,370,270 records in 61 countries and territories, from 1870 to 2026. Most records come from Norway.
- 2,370,270 records
- 61 places
- 106 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaCaryophylliidaeDesmophyllum
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,270,965 | |
| United States | 6,217 | |
| New Zealand | 1,253 | |
| Australia | 527 | |
| Chile | 289 | |
| Canada | 145 | |
| Portugal | 126 | |
| New Caledonia | 114 | |
| Ireland | 80 | |
| Ecuador | 78 | |
| French Southern Territories | 68 | |
| Spain | 59 | |
| ZZ | 56 | |
| France | 50 | |
| Italy | 48 | |
| South Africa | 34 | |
| United Kingdom | 26 | |
| Mexico | 26 | |
| Vanuatu | 22 | |
| Morocco | 20 | |
| Norfolk Island | 19 | |
| Argentina | 15 | |
| Bahamas | 14 | |
| Greece | 14 | |
| Japan | 13 | |
| Cuba | 11 | |
| Costa Rica | 10 | |
| Indonesia | 9 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 9 | |
| Western Sahara | 8 | |
| Madagascar | 7 | |
| Panama | 7 | |
| Brazil | 6 | |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | |
| Bermuda | 5 | |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | |
| Iceland | 5 | |
| Cyprus | 4 | |
| Réunion | 4 | |
| Senegal | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 61 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Caryophylliidae.
Deepwater coral
2,385,988 records
Conotrochus brunneus
872 records
Bourneotrochus stellulatus
396 records
Caryophyllia abrupta
256 records
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.