Where does the sunray lettuce coral live?
Helioseris cucullata has 14,213 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2025. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 14,213 records
- 29 places
- 57 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaAgariciidaeHelioseris
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 | 5,757 | |
| United States | 4,406 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,471 | |
| Colombia | 1,077 | |
| Guadeloupe | 139 | |
| Mexico | 75 | |
| Costa Rica | 43 | |
| ZZ | 36 | |
| Cuba | 34 | |
| Panama | 32 | |
| Martinique | 27 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 21 | |
| Bahamas | 18 | |
| Curaçao | 17 | |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | |
| Jamaica | 9 | |
| Belize | 8 | |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | |
| Guatemala | 5 | |
| Bonaire | 4 | |
| Saint Martin | 4 | |
| Barbados | 3 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Dominica | 1 | |
| Guyana | 1 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Agariciidae.
lettuce coral
30,954 records
Ribbon Coral
17,687 records
Lamarck’s sheet coral
15,389 records
constricted leaf coral
13,748 records
low-relief lettuce coral
10,903 records
Graham's sheet coral
9,116 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.