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Echinophyllia aspera in life
In life — Flat Lettuce Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damien Brouste
BPBM 72671663-2878-4494-9769-217599d27435

Echinophyllia aspera

Flat Lettuce Coral

As recorded: Echinophyllia aspera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Lobophylliidae

Island
Tutuila
Region
American Samoa
Record type
Human observation
13 Bishop specimens of Echinophyllia asperaSpecies page ›

Echinophyllia aspera observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Echinophyllia aspera observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Tabuk, SA

(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Echinophyllia aspera observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Duba Saudi Arabia

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

Echinophyllia aspera observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Tabuk, SA

(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Echinophyllia aspera observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Moso, Vanuatu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Echinophyllia aspera observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Manado, Bunaken (Laut), ID-SW, ID

(c) Jordan Iglesias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Echinophyllia aspera observed 2026-09-19

2026-09-19

Tung Ping Chau, New Territories, Hong Kong

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

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

Cite this specimen

Echinophyllia aspera. BPBM 72671663-2878-4494-9769-217599d27435. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384680. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/72671663-2878-4494-9769-217599d27435.

Record sources