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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 719Invertebrate Zoology

Palythoa

As recorded: Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Zoantharia › Sphenopidae

Collected by
G. Walsh and R. BowersRalph Bowers →G. Walsh →
Locality
Goat Island (near Laie)
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
44 Bishop specimens of PalythoaSpecies page ›

Palythoa observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

Palythoa observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Bandar al Jissah, OM

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

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

Cite this specimen

Palythoa. BPBM 719. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37879124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/719.

Record sources