
Porites superfusa
As recorded: Porites superfusa Gardiner, 1898
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Maragos
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Depth
- 5 m
- Identified by
- J.E. Maragos
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Porites superfusa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-07-16.

2022-07-16
Guam, 66010
(c) mndiminuco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-17
FR3
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2021-11-17
FR3
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-15
RT1
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2021-11-13
RT1
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-22
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Porites superfusa. BPBM 4561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979269532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/4561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979269532 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
