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Farrea in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) dr. Jackson W.F. Chu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by dr. Jackson W.F. Chu
BPBM 1562Invertebrate Zoology

Farrea

As recorded: Farrea Bowerbank, 1862

Animalia › Porifera › Hexactinellida › Sceptrulophora › Farreidae

Collected by
L. Watling
Locality
Pacific Ocean
Region
Unknown Region
Depth
1,489 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of FarreaSpecies page ›

Farrea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 245 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.

Farrea observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

Šventa, Švenčionių r. sav., Lithuania

(c) Jurga Motiejūnaitė, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Farrea observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Nipissing District, ON, Canada

(c) Sean Blaney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Farrea observed 2026-08-09

2026-08-09

74560 Monnetier-Mornex, France

(c) Heikel B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Farrea observed 2026-07-27

2026-07-27

Kaikamäe keskus, Kaika, 66421 Võru maakond, Estonia

(c) Tomasz Wilk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Farrea observed 2026-07-09

2026-07-09

Oberes Munketal, Jena, Thuringia, DE

(c) FloraJenensis, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Farrea observed 2026-06-22

2026-06-22

Žygaičiai, Tauragė District Municipality, Lithuania

(c) Jurga Motiejūnaitė, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Farrea. BPBM 1562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979295058. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/1562.

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