Leptastrea purpurea
As recorded: Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Leptastreidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Haurei Bay; near Point Turagainuu
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Depth
- 5 m
- Identified by
- G. Hodgson, 28 April 19832 April →G. Hodgson →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Leptastrea purpurea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 202 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Keahole St + Opp Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-15
Tai She Wan, New Territories, HK
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Hirifa, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Wasini Channel, Kenya
(c) mwanaisha_musa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-12
Baie des citrons
(c) brigitteleroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leptastrea purpurea. BPBM 1692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37409421. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1692.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37409421 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026