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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 2587Invertebrate Zoology

Porites

Pore Corals

As recorded: Porites Link, 1807

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae

Locality
about 1/2 mile off Sand Island
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
25 m
Identified by
J. Maragos, 1982
Record type
Preserved specimen
96 Bishop specimens of PoritesSpecies page ›

Porites observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,491 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 2587. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38193046. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/2587.

Record sources