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Ulva lactuca
Broadleaf Sea Lettuce
As recorded: Ulva lactuca L.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Ulvales › Ulvaceae
- Collected by
- Gilbert, W.J.
- Collector number
- 9506
- Date
- April 18, 1959
- Locality
- Haleiwa Beach Park
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5833, -158.1000
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1959, Gilbert, W.J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Ulva lactuca observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-01.
2026-09-01
Waialua, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
Pūpūkea
(c) ryanpienaar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-25
Ulehawa Beach Park, Māʻili, HI, US
(c) acousticsonar48, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-01
Laniakea Beach, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ulva lactuca. BISH 516541. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956327889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516541.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956327889 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026