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Palythoa in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Gaurav Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gaurav Patil
BPBM 717Invertebrate Zoology

Palythoa

As recorded: Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Zoantharia › Sphenopidae

Locality
Papara; Atimaono Pass
Island
Tahiti
Region
French Polynesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
44 Bishop specimens of PalythoaSpecies page ›

Palythoa observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,255 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Palythoa observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Brasil

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

Palythoa observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

KY

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

Palythoa observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

PETIT HALL, CLUSTER_MUMBAI-56, Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400006, India

(c) Colin Braganza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Palythoa observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Australia

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

Palythoa observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Emangusi, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

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

Palythoa observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Santo Agostinho, Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE, Brasil

(c) Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Palythoa. BPBM 717. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37876173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/717.

Record sources