Mushroom Coral

Fungia scutaria

Sighting evidence at Isle of Pines, New Caledonia

Photo: Damien Brouste · CC BY-NC

Free-living mushroom corals are scattered across the lagoon floor around the Isle of Pines, mobile individuals able to right themselves if overturned and move short distances by inflating their tissue — a unique mobility among hard corals. They have exceptionally high bleaching tolerance and recover rapidly from disturbance, making them a resilience indicator for the reef and an important recruiter of new coral cover after disturbance events.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file

How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.