
Cirrhipathes anguina
Yellow Wire Coral
As recorded: Cirrhipathes anguina (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Antipatharia › Antipathidae
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
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 0681091c-695b-4669-ae8b-b9536aa2267d. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384672. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/0681091c-695b-4669-ae8b-b9536aa2267d.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384672 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
