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Physarum melleum
As recorded: Physarum melleum (Berk. & Broome) Massee, 1892
Protozoa › Mycetozoa › Myxomycetes › Physarales › Physaraceae
- Collected by
- Eliasson, U.
- Collector number
- 3582
- Date
- April 10, 1986
- Locality
- Waimea Falls Park
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Eliasson, U.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1986, Eliasson, U. also collected 1 other specimen.
Physarum melleum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-25.
2026-03-25
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-08
Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-29
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-04-02
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) kindness808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Physarum melleum. BISH 573711. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956173239. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573711.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956173239 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026