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Montipora in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 2739Invertebrate Zoology

Montipora

As recorded: Montipora Blainville, 1830

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae

Collected by
J.E. Maragos
Locality
Kaneohe Bay; N bay; patch reef
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
126 Bishop specimens of MontiporaSpecies page ›

Montipora observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 992 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Montipora observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Montipora observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Jazirat Abu Shushah 49720, Saudi Arabia

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

Montipora observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Montipora observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Montipora observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

(c) Bingle Berry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Montipora observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) kima486, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Montipora. BPBM 2739. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37620724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/2739.

Record sources