Colpomenia

Puff-ball Algae

As recorded: Colpomenia (Endlicher) Derbès & Solier, 1851

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae

Collected by: Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.; RoushM.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →Roush →
Collector number: HMA414
Date: January 30, 1989
Locality: Barber's Point Naval Air Station, west of Nimitz Beach
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3023, -158.0688 ± 4,376 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

108 Bishop specimens of Colpomenia · collected 1898–2005Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 30, 1989, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.; Roush also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Colpomenia observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-09.

2026-09-09

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19

Ewa Beach, HI, USA

(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26

Farrington Hwy, Māʻili, HI, US

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

2026-01-25

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Colpomenia. BISH 494809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576844. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494809.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956576844 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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