Montipora capitata
Rice Coral
As recorded: Montipora capitata (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae
- Collected by
- Trudi Ernst and William ErnstTrudi Ernst →William Ernst →
- Locality
- Ewa Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2867, -157.9900
- Depth
- 78 m
- Identified by
- J.E. Maragos, September 1990James Maragos →8 September →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Montipora capitata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Hawaii, US
(c) theforestseeker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Montipora capitata. BPBM 3864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37620941. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37620941 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026