Colpomenia sinuosa
Oyster thief
As recorded: Colpomenia sinuosa (Mert. ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae
- Collected by
- Matsui, T.; Gilmartin, M.M. Gilmartin →T. Matsui →
- Collector number
- 13486
- Locality
- W Maui, Wailuku District, McGregor Point
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7775, -156.5230 ± 734 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Colpomenia sinuosa observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-12.
2026-08-12
Wailea, HI, US
(c) Mikayla M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-06
North Pacific Ocean, Wailea, HI, US
(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-18
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
North Pacific Ocean, Pāʻia, HI, US
(c) fmarmillion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-12
Ku'au, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Colpomenia sinuosa. BISH 513395. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141843. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/513395.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141843 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026