Leptastrea purpurea
As recorded: Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Leptastreidae
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
Leptastrea purpurea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 202 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Keahole St + Opp Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-15
Tai She Wan, New Territories, HK
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Hirifa, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Wasini Channel, Kenya
(c) mwanaisha_musa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Baie des citrons
(c) brigitteleroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptastrea purpurea. BPBM bf45a95b-99bc-419a-a19d-f6df815083c2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/bf45a95b-99bc-419a-a19d-f6df815083c2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384341 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026