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Favia in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Daniel González-Suárez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel González-Suárez
BPBM 1723Invertebrate Zoology

Favia

As recorded: Favia De Blainville, 1820

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Faviidae

Locality
Teraina Island
Island
Teraina Island
Region
Unknown Region
Identified by
J.E. Maragos, October 1981James Maragos →1 October →
Record type
Preserved specimen
32 Bishop specimens of FaviaSpecies page ›

Favia observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 733 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Favia observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Tabuk, SA

(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Favia observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Santo Agostinho, Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE, Brasil

(c) Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Favia observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Santo Agostinho, Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE, Brasil

(c) Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Favia observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

(c) Jan Paulini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Favia observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Maceió - AL, Brasil

(c) Samuel Martins, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Favia observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Farol - Ponta Verde, Alagoas, Brasil

(c) Letícia S. de Sena, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Favia. BPBM 1723. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36836348. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1723.

Record sources