Astraeosmilia tumida
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Tabane coral has fleshy polyps and forms large, dome-shaped colonies.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Astraeosmilia tumida
- Scientific name
- Astraeosmilia tumida
- Japanese name
- タバネサンゴ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Genus
- Astraeosmilia
It is also listed under the scientific name Caulastrea tumida.
Each branching tip has a sheath, and the branches grow close together to form a colony.
Basic data
- Range
- The Indian and Pacific Oceans
Where the Astraeosmilia tumida has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- タバネサンゴ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — タバネサンゴChecked: 2026-11-04
- 新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海 — タバネサンゴChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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