Porites lobata
Hump Coral
As recorded: Porites lobata Dana, 1846
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Poritidae
- Collected by
- J. Maragos
- Locality
- N turbid lagoon; windward reef flat at mean low water
- Island
- Kanton Island
- Region
- Kiribati
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Porites lobata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 318 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Santa Cruz, EC-GA, EC
(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Porites lobata. BPBM 796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38193215. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/796.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38193215 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026