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Colpomenia
Puff-ball Algae
As recorded: Colpomenia (Endlicher) Derbès & Solier, 1851
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.M.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
- Collector number
- HMA204
- Date
- October 12, 1988
- Locality
- Portlock
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.7000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 12, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Colpomenia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-09.

2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Kulamanu Pl, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Kulamanu Pl, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Kulamanu Pl, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colpomenia. BISH 555940. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495564. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/555940.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495564 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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