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Acropora muricata in life
In life — Brown Staghorn Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 2185Invertebrate Zoology

Acropora muricata

Brown Staghorn Coral

As recorded: Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae

Locality
Enewetak Atoll
Island
Enewetak Atoll
Region
Marshall Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Acropora muricataSpecies page ›

Acropora muricata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 125 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.

Acropora muricata observed 2026-07-11

2026-07-11

Maldives

(c) Ali Ahmed Didi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora muricata observed 2026-05-01

2026-05-01

Douglas, AU-QL, AU

(c) Rayan Bokhari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora muricata observed 2026-02-25

2026-02-25

Queensland, AU

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

Acropora muricata observed 2025-12-11

2025-12-11

Queensland, AU

(c) Ocean Rafting, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora muricata observed 2025-10-20

2025-10-20

Queensland, AU

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

Acropora muricata observed 2025-09-01

2025-09-01

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

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

Cite this specimen

Acropora muricata. BPBM 2185. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34774628. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/2185.

Record sources