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Orange ball corallimorph

Corynactis caribbeorum (den Hartog, 1980)

AnimalsCorallimorpharia

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

MayotteGuadeloupeMartiniqueCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Red ball anemoneBritish English
Kugel-KorallenanemoneGerman (Germany)
Coralimorfo de bolasEuropean Spanish
Corallimorphaire jongleurFrench (France)
Anémone-bijou des CaraïbesFrench (France)
Corallimorphaire à boulesFrench (France)
Balletjes-koraalanemonDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Corynactis caribbeorum

GBIF — Corynactis caribbeorum

Sources

BOUXIN Annie, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 20/06/2019 : Corynactis caribbeorum (den Hartog, 1980), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1260

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Corynactis caribbeorum (den Hartog, 1980), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1515

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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