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Codium edule
wāwaeʻiole
As recorded: Codium edule P.C.Silva, 1952
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Codiaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- MSD 22195
- Date
- December 1, 1952
- Locality
- Kauai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Silva, P.C.; Chacana, M.E.M.E. Chacana →P.C. Silva →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1952, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 17 other specimens.
Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis
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Amansia glomerata
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Boodlea
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Caulerpa taxifolia
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Cladophora catenata
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Cladophora catenata
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Galaxaura rugosa
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Gelidiopsis
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Halimeda discoidea
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Jania subulata
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Jania subulata
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Padina gymnospora
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Padina sanctae-crucis
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Padina sanctae-crucis
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Padina sanctae-crucis
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Pterocladiella capillacea
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Tricleocarpa fragilis
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Codium edule observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Genevieve G. Mount, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) KC Cachola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Codium edule. BISH 515783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956553341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/515783.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956553341 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026