Porites rus

Plate & Pillar Coral

As recorded: Porites convexa (Verrill, 1864)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae

Collected by: D.M. Devaney
Locality: Vatia Bay; in front of school; off reef front approximately 100 meters offshore
Island: Tutuila Island
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: James Maragos
Record type: Preserved specimen

Porites rus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 689 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

Mele, VU-SE, VU

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-09

Kangean Island, East Java, Indonesia

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

2026-10-05

Laut Banda, Molukken, ID

(c) bastim84, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Nanumea, Tuvalu

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Manado, Bunaken (Laut), ID-SW, ID

(c) Jordan Iglesias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

South Pacifc Ocean

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Porites rus. BPBM 640. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38193773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/640.