
Isopora palifera
Catch Bowl Coral
As recorded: Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Isopora palifera observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 428 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Sumenep, ID-JI, ID
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Sulawesi Utara, ID
(c) Jordan Iglesias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Maluku, ID
(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Maluku, ID
(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Maluku, ID
(c) bastim84, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Isopora palifera. BPBM 2017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34777605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/2017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34777605 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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