
Nostoc
star jellies
As recorded: Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Nostocaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 29, 1916
- Locality
- Pali Road
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3500, -157.7833
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 29, 1916, Forbes, C.N. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Nostoc observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-11.

2026-04-11
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Tony Iwane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-11
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-28
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-12-16
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-29
Oʻahu, Waikane, HI, US
(c) cacaruso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nostoc. BISH 509776. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/509776.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422009 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
