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Palythoa tuberculosa in life
In life — Sea Mat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo
BPBM 649Invertebrate Zoology

Palythoa tuberculosa

Sea Mat

As recorded: Palythoa tuberculosa (Esper, 1805)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Zoantharia › Sphenopidae

Locality
NW corner
Island
Starbuck Island
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
75 Bishop specimens of Palythoa tuberculosaSpecies page ›

Palythoa tuberculosa observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Palythoa tuberculosa observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Palythoa tuberculosa observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Emangusi, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Palythoa tuberculosa observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Bandar al Jissah, OM

(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Palythoa tuberculosa observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

High Island Reservoir, Sai Kung, New Territories, HK

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Palythoa tuberculosa observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

India

(c) Roshan Gonsalves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Palythoa tuberculosa observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Palythoa tuberculosa. BPBM 649. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37879210. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/649.

Record sources