Where does the Deepwater coral live?
Desmophyllum pertusum has 2,385,988 records in 64 countries and territories, from 1868 to 2026. Most records come from Norway.
- 2,385,988 records
- 64 places
- 130 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaCaryophylliidaeDesmophyllum
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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.
Records over time
18682026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,279,059 | |
| United States | 13,845 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,035 | |
| Faroe Islands | 345 | |
| France | 342 | |
| Ireland | 270 | |
| Iceland | 204 | |
| Portugal | 172 | |
| Spain | 88 | |
| Bahamas | 77 | |
| Sweden | 72 | |
| Morocco | 45 | |
| Italy | 36 | |
| ZZ | 24 | |
| Brazil | 23 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 20 | |
| French Southern Territories | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 15 | |
| South Africa | 15 | |
| Canada | 14 | |
| Cabo Verde | 14 | |
| Mexico | 13 | |
| Uruguay | 13 | |
| Mauritania | 12 | |
| Venezuela | 11 | |
| Western Sahara | 10 | |
| Colombia | 9 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 8 | |
| Ecuador | 7 | |
| Senegal | 7 | |
| Greece | 5 | |
| Liberia | 5 | |
| Montserrat | 5 | |
| Saint Helena | 5 | |
| Bermuda | 4 | |
| DR Congo | 4 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | |
| Grenada | 3 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 64 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Caryophylliidae.
cockscomb cup coral
2,370,270 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.