Species sheet
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Cat's eye coral
Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
AnimalsCnidariaHard corals (Scleractinians or Madreporaria)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Doughtnut coralBritish English
- Solitary cup coralBritish English
- Tear-coralBritish English
- Tooth coralBritish English
- BecherkoralleGerman (Germany)
- Tränen KoralleGerman (Germany)
- Corail à larmesFrench (France)
- TraankoraalDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- ALLARD Ginette, LAMARE Véronique, SCAPS Patrick in : DORIS, 16/05/2016 : Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1771
- IUCN-Red List Cynarina lacrymalis
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 15/04/2023 : Cynarina lacrymalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2051
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 15/04/2023
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