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Dictyosphaeria versluysii
hard bubble seaweed
As recorded: Dictyosphaeria versluysii Weber Bosse
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Siphonocladaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 10345
- Date
- February 6, 1952
- Locality
- Weliweli, Poipu Beach
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 1952, Doty, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ahnfeltiopsis
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Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis
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Amansia glomerata
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Boodlea composita
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Botryocladia skottsbergii
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Centroceras clavulatum
Botany
Centroceras clavulatum
Botany
Chondria
Botany
Codium arabicum
Botany
Codium edule
Botany
Colpomenia sinuosa
Botany
Feldmannia mitchelliae
Botany
Gelidiella
Botany
Gelidiopsis
Botany
Gelidium
Botany
Hypnea
Botany
Hypnea
Botany
Jania subulata
Botany
Jania subulata
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Laurencia
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Laurencia dendroidea
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Neomeris vanbosseae
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Padina gymnospora
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Polysiphonia poko
Botany
Dictyosphaeria versluysii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 51 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.
2026-06-18
Kuilima Dr, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dictyosphaeria versluysii. BISH 516755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458991. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956458991 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026