Leptastrea purpurea
As recorded: Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Leptastreidae
- 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: Leptastrea purpurea observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-08.
2026-05-08
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-08
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Leptastrea purpurea. BPBM 3865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37407990. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3865.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37407990 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026