Acropora muricata
Brown Staghorn Coral
As recorded: Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae
- Collected by
- Adamson
- Locality
- Paea
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Depth
- 2 m
- Identified by
- C. Wallace, April 19832 April →Carden Wallace →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Acropora muricata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 125 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.
2026-07-11
Maldives
(c) Ali Ahmed Didi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
Douglas, AU-QL, AU
(c) Rayan Bokhari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-25
Queensland, AU
(c) Jess, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-11
Queensland, AU
(c) Ocean Rafting, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-20
Queensland, AU
(c) rosewise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-01
(c) Marinebio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acropora muricata. BPBM 605. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34780772. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/605.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34780772 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026