Mycedium elephantotus
As recorded: Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Merulinidae
- Collected by
- G. Losey
- Locality
- lagoon; Moen Island, S end
- Island
- Chuuk
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Depth
- 20 m
- Identified by
- J. Maragos
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mycedium elephantotus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 382 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Banda Neira, Kec. Banda, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Aubin Widyadhana Ikmal Fadhlullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Baie de Kanuméra, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) cathylebouteiller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Celebes Sea, Sabah, MY
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mycedium elephantotus. BPBM 1002. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37627476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1002.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37627476 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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