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Ulva lactuca

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BISH 516784Botany

Ulva lactuca

Broadleaf Sea Lettuce

As recorded: Ulva lactuca L.

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Ulvales › Ulvaceae

Collected by: Daida, G.Y.
Collector number: IA 15512
Date: May 21, 1979
Locality: Lawai Kai, Location A
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.8833, -159.5000
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
Record type: Preserved specimen

421 Bishop specimens of Ulva lactuca · collected 1850–2006Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Ulva lactuca observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-05.

Ulva lactuca observed 2026-05-05

2026-05-05

ʻEleʻele, HI, US

(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Ulva lactuca observed 2026-01-10

2026-01-10

Poʻipū

(c) hunteroutside, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ulva lactuca observed 2025-07-27

2025-07-27

Hoone Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US

(c) Connor Wehner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ulva lactuca observed 2025-05-29

2025-05-29

Koloa, HI, US

(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Ulva lactuca observed 2024-11-06

2024-11-06

Nawiliwili, Lihue, HI 96766, USA

(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ulva lactuca observed 2024-02-04

2024-02-04

Nawiliwili Bay, Lihue, HI, US

no rights reserved

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ulva lactuca. BISH 516784. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956587585. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516784.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956587585 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026