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Porites lobata in life
In life — Hump Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 1264Invertebrate Zoology

Porites lobata

Hump Coral

As recorded: Porites lobata Dana, 1846

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae

Locality
Atimaono Reef
Island
Tahiti
Region
French Polynesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
89 Bishop specimens of Porites lobataSpecies page ›

Porites lobata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 318 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.

Porites lobata observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites lobata observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites lobata observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites lobata observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Santa Cruz, EC-GA, EC

(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites lobata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites lobata observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Porites lobata. BPBM 1264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38192949. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1264.

Record sources