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Crater coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi (Audouin,1826)

AnimalsCnidariaHard corals (Scleractinians or Madreporaria)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaRed Sea

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Folded brain coralBritish English
Open brain coralBritish English
WulstkoralleGerman (Germany)
Coral cerebroEuropean Spanish
TrachyphylliaFrench (France)
Corail cerveau ouvertFrench (France)
Corail chairFrench (France)
Corallo a cervelloItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

Trachyphyllia radiata
Wellsophyllia radiata

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

GBIF — Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Sources

ALLARD Ginette, LAMARE Véronique, SCAPS Patrick in : DORIS, 16/05/2016 : Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Audouin, 1826, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1772

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Trachyphyllia geoffroyi (Audouin,1826), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2107

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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