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Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
As recorded: Gibsmithia hawaiiensis Doty, 1963
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Dumontiaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Stone, B.C.Maxwell S. Doty →Benjamin C. Stone →
- Collector number
- MSD 19263
- Date
- January 12, 1960
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 12, 1960, Doty, M.S.; Stone, B.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-15.
2026-02-15
North Pacific Ocean, Mākaha, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-25
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-11
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-04
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-21
HI, US
(c) Diego Meneses, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis. BISH 459319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956469917 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026