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Isopora palifera in life
In life — Catch Bowl Coral, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
BPBM 667Invertebrate Zoology

Isopora palifera

Catch Bowl Coral

As recorded: Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae

Collected by
R.R. Ocampo
Locality
Saipan
Island
Saipan
Region
Unknown Region
Identified by
J.W. Wells, 1953
Record type
Preserved specimen
19 Bishop specimens of Isopora paliferaSpecies page ›

Isopora palifera observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 428 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Isopora palifera observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID

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

Isopora palifera observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Sumenep, ID-JI, ID

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

Isopora palifera observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Sulawesi Utara, ID

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

Isopora palifera observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

Maluku, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Isopora palifera observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Maluku, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Isopora palifera observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Maluku, ID

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

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

Cite this specimen

Isopora palifera. BPBM 667. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34777913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/667.

Record sources