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Padina sanctae-crucis
As recorded: Padina sanctae-crucis Børgesen
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 12525
- Date
- December 30, 1953
- Locality
- Ilio Point
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2176, -157.2604 ± 494 m
- Identified by
- Haroun, R.; Hare, J.C.Conway Hare →R. Haroun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1953, Doty, M.S. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Padina sanctae-crucis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
North Pacific Ocean, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-05-14
Pacific Ocean, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) mdkahale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Padina sanctae-crucis. BISH 513770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956269321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/513770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956269321 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
