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Padina sanctae-crucis
White Scroll Alga
As recorded: Padina sanctae-crucis Børgesen
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Southworth, S.B.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 24, 1986
- Locality
- Lopa Beach
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8000, -156.8103 ± 1,184 m
- Identified by
- Haroun, R.; Hare, J.C.Conway Hare →R. Haroun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1986, Southworth, S.B. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Padina sanctae-crucis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-13.

2026-06-13
Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US
(c) Kyle M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Wharf St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) skynosaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-24
Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US
(c) kavanaghm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-17
Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) schizotypalvamp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-04-09
Napili-Honokowai, HI, USA
(c) Kate Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Padina sanctae-crucis. BISH 523767. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956368850. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/523767.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956368850 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
