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Porites brighami in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rick Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Rick Long
BPBM 556Invertebrate Zoology

Porites brighami

As recorded: Porites brighami Vaughan, 1907

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae

Collected by
Duerden and StokesJ.E. Duerden →Stokes →
Locality
Pukoo
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
9 Bishop specimens of Porites brighamiSpecies page ›

Porites brighami observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.

Porites brighami observed 2026-08-15

2026-08-15

HI, US

(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites brighami observed 2026-04-05

2026-04-05

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites brighami observed 2026-01-25

2026-01-25

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites brighami observed 2025-09-07

2025-09-07

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites brighami observed 2025-09-07

2025-09-07

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porites brighami observed 2024-05-27

2024-05-27

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Porites brighami. BPBM 556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38194362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/556.

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