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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 14015
- Date
- September 2, 1955
- Locality
- Rigili Island, north end of island
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1955, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Anotrichium tenue
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Asparagopsis taxiformis
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Asteronema breviarticulatum
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Boodlea composita
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Botryocladia skottsbergii
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Caulerpa racemosa
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Centroceras clavulatum
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Centroceras minutum
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Ceramium
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Ceramium
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Ceramium borneense
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Ceramium borneense
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Ceramium clarionense
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Ceramium clarionense
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Champia parvula
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Chondria polyrhiza
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Codium arabicum
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Dasya palmatifida
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Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
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Galaxaura filamentosa
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Gayliella flaccida
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Gelidiella lubrica
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Griffithsia ovalis
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Herposiphonia secunda
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Hypnea musciformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
9J6P+5R, 2520-206 Peniche, Portugal
(c) catarina0806, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR
(c) alfredoherrero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR
(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Silvi (Cerrano Sub)
(c) Camillo De Berardinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea musciformis. BISH 497858. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497858.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645272 ↗
- 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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