Palythoa heliodiscus
Sunray zoanthid
As recorded: Palythoa heliodiscus (Ryland & Lancaster, 2003)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Zoantharia › Sphenopidae
- Collector number
- TMAS2016-013
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
Palythoa heliodiscus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 180 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.
2026-09-26
Banda Neira, Kec. Banda, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesien
(c) Ingo Rogalla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Waidroka Fiji
(c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Friwen Garden dive site
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-11
LauLau Saipan, CNMI
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Ra, Western, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-23
Whitsundays QLD, Australia
(c) Sarah Hodgson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Palythoa heliodiscus. BPBM d805981b-6569-4b72-ab38-9601c5552be3. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384406. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/d805981b-6569-4b72-ab38-9601c5552be3.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384406 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026