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Hypnea in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) yayenchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BISH 497483Botany

Hypnea

As recorded: Hypnea J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae

Collected by
Meñez, E.G.
Collector number
MSD 23621
Locality
Utwa; Kosrae; Utwa Island
Island
Kosrae (=Kusaie)
Region
Utwa, Micronesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
677 Bishop specimens of Hypnea · collected 1908–2018Species page ›

Hypnea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

Hypnea observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

台灣新北市貢寮區福連里

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

Hypnea observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

(c) Zubair Abdullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea observed 2026-08-30

2026-08-30

9J6P+5R, 2520-206 Peniche, Portugal

(c) catarina0806, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea observed 2026-08-13

2026-08-13

Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR

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

Hypnea observed 2026-08-12

2026-08-12

Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR

(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea observed 2026-07-31

2026-07-31

San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia

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

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

Cite this specimen

Hypnea. BISH 497483. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497483.

Record sources