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BPBM 1007Invertebrate Zoology
Platygyra lamellina
Lesser Valley Coral
As recorded: Platygyra lamellina (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Merulinidae
- Collected by
- J. Maragos
- Locality
- lagoon; Moen Island, N coast; reef slope
- Island
- Chuuk
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Platygyra lamellina observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-09-20.
2019-09-20
Tanzania
(c) Gonzalo Mucientes Sandoval, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-01-03
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Ulf Swenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-02-20
Maldives
(c) geomarine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Platygyra lamellina. BPBM 1007. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38122109. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1007.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38122109 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026