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Pterocladiella capillacea
Branched wing weed
As recorded: Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmel.) Santel. & Hommers.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gelidiales › Pterocladiaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 12992
- Date
- August 27, 1974
- Locality
- Maalaea
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7667, -156.4833
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pterocladiella capillacea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-12-06.
2023-12-06
Kihei, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2017-12-15
Kalepolepo Beach Park, Kihei, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterocladiella capillacea. BISH 521709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/521709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559674 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026