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Favites in life
In life — honeycomb corals, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) DZIVULA GUBE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by DZIVULA GUBE
BPBM 3027Invertebrate Zoology

Favites

honeycomb corals

As recorded: Favites Link, 1807

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Merulinidae

Locality
Palmyra Atoll
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
Unknown Region
Identified by
J.E. Maragos, 1982
Record type
Preserved specimen
18 Bishop specimens of FavitesSpecies page ›

Favites observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 846 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Favites observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Queensland, AU

(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Favites observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Tabuk, SA

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

Favites observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

(c) Jan Paulini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Favites observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Sud, NC

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Favites observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Sud, NC

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Favites observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Sud, NC

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Favites. BPBM 3027. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36843878. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3027.

Record sources