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Pavona cactus in life
In life — Cactus Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 2782Invertebrate Zoology

Pavona cactus

Cactus Coral

As recorded: Pavona praetorta (Dana, 1846)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Agariciidae

Collected by
J.E. Maragos
Locality
central lagoon
Island
Kanton Island
Region
Kiribati
Depth
40 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Pavona cactusSpecies page ›

Pavona cactus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 260 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

Pavona cactus observed 2026-09-18

2026-09-18

Indonesia

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona cactus observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

Îles Sous-le-Vent, PF

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

Pavona cactus observed 2026-08-03

2026-08-03

French Polynesia

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

Pavona cactus observed 2026-07-23

2026-07-23

Sulawesi Utara, ID

(c) Jordan Iglesias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona cactus observed 2026-06-14

2026-06-14

Îles du Vent, PF

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pavona cactus observed 2026-06-08

2026-06-08

Sud, NC

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

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

Cite this specimen

Pavona cactus. BPBM 2782. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94353785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/2782.

Record sources