Lobophyllia valenciennesii
Valenciennes' Root Coral
As recorded: Symphyllia valenciennesii Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Lobophylliidae
- Locality
- Medren (islet); lagoon side
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lobophyllia valenciennesii observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-26.
2024-03-26
Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesien
(c) Ingo Rogalla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-23
Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesien
(c) Ingo Rogalla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-23
Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesien
(c) Ingo Rogalla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-17
Terbang selatan
(c) pasceric.net, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-19
Tubbataha Reef, Cagayancillo, Philippines
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-05
Manado bay, dive site Celebes Indonesia
(c) diverosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Lobophyllia valenciennesii. BPBM 3562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38909302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3562.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38909302 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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