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Duncanopsammia peltata in life
In life — Pagoda Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Dr Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dr Melissa Staines
BPBM d23a5363-8ea4-4713-a754-068088583126

Duncanopsammia peltata

Pagoda Coral

As recorded: Turbinaria peltata (Esper, 1790)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Dendrophylliidae

Island
Tutuila
Region
American Samoa
Record type
Human observation
8 Bishop specimens of Duncanopsammia peltataSpecies page ›

Duncanopsammia peltata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 934 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

Duncanopsammia peltata observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Botum Sakor, KH-KK, KH

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

Duncanopsammia peltata observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Shark Bay, AU-WA, AU

(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Duncanopsammia peltata observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Duncanopsammia peltata observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Maluku, ID

(c) bastim84, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Duncanopsammia peltata observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Fiji

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Duncanopsammia peltata observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Sulawesi Utara, ID

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

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

Cite this specimen

Duncanopsammia peltata. BPBM d23a5363-8ea4-4713-a754-068088583126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/d23a5363-8ea4-4713-a754-068088583126.

Record sources