
Tubastraea coccinea
Orange Cup Coral
As recorded: Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, 1830
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Dendrophylliidae
- Collected by
- J. Lamberson
- Locality
- Medren (islet); lagoon side
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Depth
- 10 m
- Identified by
- JW
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tubastraea coccinea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,260 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Santa Cruz, EC-GA, EC
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) sabrinamedinaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
MX
(c) nishagoldsworthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
San Cristobal, Ecuador
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Australia
(c) liam1294, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Tubastraea coccinea. BPBM 3784. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39521054. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3784.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39521054 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
