Porites lobata
Hump Coral
As recorded: Porites lobata Dana, 1846
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae
- Collected by
- F. Ball
- Locality
- Halape
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Porites lobata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 317 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Santa Cruz, EC-GA, EC
(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Porites lobata. BPBM 2504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38194725. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/2504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38194725 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026