Acanthophora spicifera
prickly seaweed
As recorded: Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.
- Collector number
- HMA1213
- Date
- August 29, 1990
- Locality
- Kawailoa Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6167, -158.0667
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 29, 1990, Magruder, W.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Hypnea chordariae
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Hypnea musciformis
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Jania
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Laurencia
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Laurencia dendroidea
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Palisada crustiformans
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Rhizoclonium
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Trichogloea
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Tricleocarpa fragilis
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Still here: Acanthophora spicifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-30.
2026-07-30
Kahuku, HI, US
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2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
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2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
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2026-06-04
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
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2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
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2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acanthophora spicifera. BISH 547351. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259016. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/547351.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956259016 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026