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Asparagopsis taxiformis

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BISH 517435Botany

Asparagopsis taxiformis

red sea plume

As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae

Collected by: Daida, G.Y.
Collector number: IA 15814
Date: September 8, 1979
Locality: Lawai Kai, Location D
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.8833, -159.5000
Record type: Preserved specimen

495 Bishop specimens of Asparagopsis taxiformis · collected 1855–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-04-17.

Asparagopsis taxiformis observed 2022-04-17

2022-04-17

Hawaii, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 517435. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/517435.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956523910 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026