Diploastrea heliopora: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the diploastrea heliopora lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diploastrea heliopora
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Scleractinia
Family	Diploastreidae

Where does the diploastrea heliopora live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the diploastrea heliopora in 12 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the diploastrea heliopora endangered?

The diploastrea heliopora’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the diploastrea heliopora?

The diploastrea heliopora (Diploastrea heliopora) is a cnidarian in the order Scleractinia and the family Diploastreidae, genus Diploastrea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the diploastrea heliopora

Diploastrea heliopora, commonly known as diploastrea brain coral or honeycomb coral among other vernacular names, is a species of hard coral in the family Diploastreidae. It is the only extant species in its genus. This species can form massive dome-shaped colonies of great size.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diploastrea heliopora (revision 1373590237), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3935414 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).