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Plocamium sandvicense
As recorded: Plocamium sandvicense J.Agardh, 1892
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae
- Collected by
- Fortner, H.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1975
- Locality
- Baldwin Beach Park
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9147, -156.3940 ± 188 m
- Identified by
- Saito, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Plocamium sandvicense observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-01-26.

2022-01-26
Kahului, HI 96732, USA
(c) Sam Bucciarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-11
North Pacific Ocean, Paia, HI, US
(c) limugal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plocamium sandvicense. BISH 519115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956450275. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/519115.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956450275 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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