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Pseudoceratina purpurea
As recorded: Psammaplysilla purpurea (Carter, 1880)
Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Verongiida › Pseudoceratinidae
- Locality
- <Unspecified>
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pseudoceratina purpurea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
West, Singapore
(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-01
Cyrene Reefs, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11
Gaga'emauga, Samoa
(c) mokaranalain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-11
(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-12
Terumbu Bemban, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-27
Central, SG
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pseudoceratina purpurea. BPBM 389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38229622. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38229622 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
