
Pocillopora acuta
As recorded: Pocillopora acuta Lamarck, 1816
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Pocilloporidae
- Locality
- Micronesia
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pocillopora acuta observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 177 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
Nanumea, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
(c) pesto2814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Viti Levu
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-05
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) Aubin Widyadhana Ikmal Fadhlullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
Hirifa, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
Hirifa, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pocillopora acuta. BPBM 529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38159640. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/529.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38159640 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
