
Psammocora contigua
As recorded: Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Psammocoridae
- Collected by
- Adamson
- Locality
- Paea; near shore
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Psammocora contigua observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 135 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-06.

2026-09-06
China
(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-08-26
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, PF
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, PF
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16
Taiwan, TW
(c) 謝忠良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-28
Sud, NC
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Psammocora contigua. BPBM 593. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38232114. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/593.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38232114 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
