Where does the blue crust coral live?
Porites branneri has 6,006 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 6,006 records
- 23 places
- 45 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPoritidaePorites
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: October. 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
18992026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 4,726 | |
| Brazil | 646 | |
| Puerto Rico | 375 | |
| United States | 143 | |
| Costa Rica | 35 | |
| Venezuela | 29 | |
| Mexico | 15 | |
| Guadeloupe | 5 | |
| Panama | 5 | |
| Bahamas | 4 | |
| Jamaica | 4 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 3 | |
| Aruba | 2 | |
| Bonaire | 2 | |
| Colombia | 2 | |
| Honduras | 2 | |
| Belize | 1 | |
| Cuba | 1 | |
| Curaçao | 1 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | |
| Saint Martin | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 1 |
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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.