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Porites in life
In life — Pore Corals, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Marlin Lee Ling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marlin Lee Ling
BPBM 1913Invertebrate Zoology

Porites

Pore Corals

As recorded: Porites Link, 1807

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae

Collected by
D.M. Devaney
Locality
seaward side
Island
Anaa Atoll
Region
French Polynesia
Identified by
J.E. Maragos, November 1981James Maragos →6 November →
Record type
Preserved specimen
96 Bishop specimens of PoritesSpecies page ›

Porites observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,490 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Porites observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Bali, ID

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

Porites observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Magnetic Island, AU-QL, AU

(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Cooper's Island Road, BM

(c) Johanna Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Porites observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

West, SG

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

Porites observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Mele, VU-SE, VU

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Porites observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

BM

(c) Johanna Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Porites. BPBM 1913. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38193109. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1913.

Record sources