Herpolitha limax
Tongue Coral
As recorded: Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1792)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Fungiidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Papara; Passe de Teavaraa
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Depth
- 80 m
- Identified by
- J.E. Maragos, November 1981James Maragos →6 November →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Herpolitha limax observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 671 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Vele, Wallis et Futuna
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
South Pacific Ocean
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Herpolitha limax. BPBM 1922. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37172206. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1922.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37172206 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026