Wrinkle coral

Coscinaraea monile

Category: Hard Corals

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Coscinaraeidae

Genus

Coscinaraea

WoRMS Database

Where to Find

Found in 27 diving areas across 18 countries and 5 regions.

• Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 3 records
• Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
• Kerama Islands, Japan - 1 records
• Grande Comore, Comoros - 1 records
• Moheli, Comoros - 1 records
• Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
• Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 2 records
• North Ari Atoll, Maldives - 8 records
• North Malé Atoll, Maldives - 8 records
• Rasdhoo Atoll, Maldives - 8 records
• South Ari Atoll, Maldives - 8 records
• South Malé Atoll, Maldives - 8 records
• Vaavu Atoll, Maldives - 2 records
• Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 1 records
• Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 1 records
• Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 1 records
• Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 1 records
• Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 2 records
• Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 2 records
• Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
• Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
• Mafia Island, Tanzania - 2 records
• Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti - 1 records
• Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - 1 records
• Port Sudan & Sanganeb, Sudan - 4 records
• Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar - 5 records
• Similan Islands, Thailand - 5 records