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Elephant skin coral

Pachyseris speciosa (Dana, 1846)

AnimalsCnidariaHard corals (Scleractinians or Madreporaria)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Platter castle coralBritish English
Ringed-plate coralBritish English
Serpent coralBritish English
RinnenkoralleGerman (Germany)
Castillo de CoralEuropean Spanish
Pachyséris lamellaireFrench (France)
Corail plateau striéFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Pachyseris speciosa

GBIF — Pachyseris speciosa

Sources

LAMARE Véronique, SCAPS Patrick in : DORIS, 16/05/2016 : Pachyseris speciosa (Dana, 1846), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2146

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Pachyseris speciosa (Dana, 1846), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2074

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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