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Montipora capitata in life
In life — Rice Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo

Montipora capitata

Rice Coral

As recorded: Montipora capitata (Dana, 1846)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae

Collected by
T. Montgomery
Locality
Makuena
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.8734, -158.6162
Depth
175 m
Identified by
S. Coles, 2009
Record type
Preserved specimen
30 Bishop specimens of Montipora capitataSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Montipora capitata. BPBM 4241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979282907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/4241.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates were rounded by GBIF

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