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Polyphyllia talpina in life
In life — Feather Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by budak
BPBM 414Invertebrate Zoology

Polyphyllia talpina

Feather Coral

As recorded: Polyphyllia talpina (Lamarck, 1801)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Fungiidae

Locality
Torres Strait
Island
Torres Strait
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Polyphyllia talpinaSpecies page ›

Polyphyllia talpina observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 265 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Polyphyllia talpina observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyphyllia talpina observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

V9CH+4C3 Danjugan Island Sanctuary, Danjugan Island, Cauayan, Negros Occidental, Philippines

(c) life_chrstn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyphyllia talpina observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Yasawa Islands, Fiji

(c) Julia Lewis DVM, MPH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Polyphyllia talpina observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Récif du Prony, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyphyllia talpina observed 2026-09-16

2026-09-16

Banda Island, Banda, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

(c) Aubin Widyadhana Ikmal Fadhlullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyphyllia talpina observed 2026-09-07

2026-09-07

Bintan Island, Riau Islands, Indonesia

(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Polyphyllia talpina. BPBM 414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38176563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/414.

Record sources