
Symploca hydnoides
As recorded: Symploca hydnoides Kütz. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Coleofasciculaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 8213
- Date
- December 17, 1949
- Locality
- Guadalupe Island
- Region
- Baja California, Mexico
- Identified by
- Drouet, F.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 17, 1949, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 4 other specimens.
Symploca hydnoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-08.

2026-06-08
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-14
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-14
Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-04
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symploca hydnoides. BISH 554132. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956243882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554132.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956243882 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
