Cyphastrea microphthalma
As recorded: Cyphastrea microphthalma (Lamarck, 1816)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Merulinidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Pago Pago Harbor; Fagaalu Bay; 3-5 meters offshore
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Region
- American Samoa
- Depth
- 1 m
- Identified by
- James Maragos
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyphastrea microphthalma observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2020-08-30.
2020-08-30
Thio, NC-SU, NC
(c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-08-30
Thio, NC-SU, NC
(c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-08-19
Prony, New Caledonia
(c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-10-19
Lungalunga, KE-KW, KE
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Cyphastrea microphthalma. BPBM 648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36268166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/648.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36268166 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026