Where does the brain coral live?
Pseudodiploria strigosa has 30,591 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1851 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 30,591 records
- 42 places
- 73 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaFaviidaePseudodiploria
When it is recorded
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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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 10,079 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 6,652 | |
| United States | 4,800 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,855 | |
| Mexico | 1,016 | |
| Belize | 622 | |
| Cuba | 599 | |
| Cayman Islands | 566 | |
| Bonaire | 564 | |
| Panama | 549 | |
| Bahamas | 439 | |
| Curaçao | 219 | |
| Venezuela | 181 | |
| Jamaica | 170 | |
| Guadeloupe | 131 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 128 | |
| Costa Rica | 108 | |
| Bermuda | 106 | |
| Nicaragua | 92 | |
| Martinique | 87 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 82 | |
| Dominican Republic | 80 | |
| Honduras | 76 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 71 | |
| Sint Maarten | 64 | |
| ZZ | 55 | |
| Barbados | 45 | |
| Aruba | 37 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 24 | |
| Saint Lucia | 21 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13 | |
| Haiti | 11 | |
| Dominica | 10 | |
| Saint Martin | 10 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 7 | |
| Grenada | 7 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 6 | |
| Guatemala | 2 | |
| Montserrat | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 42 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Faviidae.
boulder brain coral
25,228 records
grooved brain coral
20,468 records
knobbed brain coral
16,576 records
rose coral
13,424 records
smooth star coral
13,107 records
golfball coral
12,424 records
knobby cactus coral
12,351 records
large flower coral
11,873 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.