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Hydnophora in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 1827Invertebrate Zoology

Hydnophora

As recorded: Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Merulinidae

Collected by
D.M. Devaney
Locality
W side of lagoon
Island
Aitutaki
Region
Cook Islands
Identified by
J.E. Maragos, November 1981James Maragos →6 November →
Record type
Preserved specimen
15 Bishop specimens of HydnophoraSpecies page ›

Hydnophora observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 765 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Hydnophora observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Tabuk, SA

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydnophora observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

(c) nabayu5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydnophora observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Tabuk, SA

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

Hydnophora observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Maluku, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydnophora observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

West, SG

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydnophora observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Maluku, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Hydnophora. BPBM 1827. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37212219. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1827.

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