Where does the Lichen coral live?
Porites lichen has 1,922 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1922 to 2025. Most records come from Micronesia.
- 1,922 records
- 36 places
- 53 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPoritidaePorites
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: March. 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
19222025
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Micronesia | 535 | |
| Australia | 527 | |
| American Samoa | 325 | |
| Japan | 176 | |
| Marshall Islands | 114 | |
| Mexico | 52 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 39 | |
| New Caledonia | 31 | |
| Kiribati | 17 | |
| Mayotte | 14 | |
| Fiji | 10 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | |
| Colombia | 8 | |
| French Polynesia | 8 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 8 | |
| Tuvalu | 5 | |
| United States | 5 | |
| Philippines | 4 | |
| French Southern Territories | 4 | |
| Taiwan | 4 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Réunion | 3 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | |
| Thailand | 2 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1 | |
| Cook Islands | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Maldives | 1 | |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | |
| Niue | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Related animals
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hump coral
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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.