Where does the Caribbean star coral live?

Orbicella annularis has 36,561 records in 45 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.

• 36,561 records
• 45 places
• 70 years recorded
• Anthozoa class

When it is recorded

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.

Records over time

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

Showing the top 40 of 45 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Merulinidae.

Boulder star coral

38,508 records

Bumpy star coral

22,175 records

knob coral

2,738 records

false knob coral

2,399 records

knob coral

1,982 records

larger star coral

1,027 records