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Tricleocarpa cylindrica
As recorded: Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Sol.) Huisman & Borow.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Nemaliales › Galaxauraceae
- Collected by
- Fortner, H.J.
- Collector number
- IA 17513
- Date
- June 29, 1983
- Locality
- Sand Island, (10-50 meters offshore of Picket Point on N.W. end of the island)
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 29, 1983, Fortner, H.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Tricleocarpa cylindrica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-16.

2025-06-16
Auau Channel, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-15
North Pacific Ocean, Kihei, HI, US
(c) asikora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tricleocarpa cylindrica. BISH 539617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956331521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/539617.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956331521 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
