Symploca hydnoides
As recorded: Symploca hydnoides Kütz. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Coleofasciculaceae
- Collected by
- Palumbo, R.F.
- Collector number
- 2838
- Date
- April 11, 1954
- Locality
- Mui Island, in sand in lagoon near shore
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 11, 1954, Palumbo, R.F. also collected 1 other specimen.
Symploca hydnoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.
2026-06-08
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-14
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-14
Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-04
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symploca hydnoides. BISH 499298. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956504375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/499298.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956504375 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026