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Bornetella sphaerica
As recorded: Bornetella sphaerica (Zanard.) Solms-laubach
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Dasycladales › Dasycladaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 10997
- Date
- January 17, 1954
- Locality
- [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Honolulu]
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6000, -157.9000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 17, 1954, Doty, M.S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Bornetella sphaerica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-02.

2026-08-02
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-17
North Pacific Ocean, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) khein2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bornetella sphaerica. BISH 458977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158088. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458977.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956158088 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
