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Caulerpa taxifolia
Feather Caulerpa
As recorded: Caulerpa taxifolia (M.Vahl) C.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 28561
- Date
- December 10, 1977
- Locality
- Ewa Beach Park
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3000, -157.9833
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 10, 1977, Doty, M.S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Caulerpa taxifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-09.

2025-11-09
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-05
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-08
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-26
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-02-14
Magic Island
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-02-14
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) jphilippoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa taxifolia. BISH 530653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468162. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530653.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468162 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
