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Colpomenia sinuosa
Oyster thief
As recorded: Colpomenia sinuosa (Mert. ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4068
- Date
- December 22, 1968
- Locality
- Fringing reef south of Maera
- Island
- Huahine
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 22, 1968, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Colpomenia sinuosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 632 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) edithchamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA
(c) Zubair Abdullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Chili
(c) qfaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
San Diego, CA, US
(c) Clarissa Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colpomenia sinuosa. BISH 554948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315181. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554948.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315181 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026