Cirrhipathes anguina
Yellow Wire Coral
As recorded: Cirrhipathes anguina (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Antipatharia › Antipathidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- off Hawaii; 5 miles W of Cape Kumukahi
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 38 m
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cirrhipathes anguina observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-27.
2026-06-27
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-09
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cirrhipathes anguina. BPBM 1468. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090293762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/1468.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090293762 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026