Leptastrea purpurea
As recorded: Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Leptastreidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Honolulu Harbor; Pier 41 Dry Dock
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3173, -157.8830
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Leptastrea purpurea observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Keahole St + Opp Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-08
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, 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 4015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090249950. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/4015.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090249950 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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