Montipora patula

Spreading Rice Coral

As recorded: Montipora patula Verrill, 1869

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae

Collected by: Cooke and DuerdenC.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →J.E. Duerden →
Locality: Kaneohe
Island: Oʻahu
Region: United States
Identified by: Vaughan
Record type: Preserved specimen

Montipora patula observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-26.

2026-08-26

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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2026-05-21

Maui County, US-HI, US

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2026-04-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24

Hawaii, US

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2026-04-15

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2026-04-05

Hawaii, US

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

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Montipora patula. BPBM 539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37621127. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/539.