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Avrainvillea in life — In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luke Foster

BISH 585821Botany

Avrainvillea

As recorded: Avrainvillea Decaisne, 1842

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Dichotomosiphonaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD 23052
Date: August 10, 1960
Locality: Ifalik and Faraulep Islands
Island: Ifalik Atoll (=Ifaluk Atoll)
Region: Yap, Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

77 Bishop specimens of Avrainvillea · collected 1951–2023Species page ›

Avrainvillea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-05.

Avrainvillea observed 2026-05-05

2026-05-05

West, Singapore

(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Avrainvillea observed 2026-04-06

2026-04-06

Kihei, HI 96753, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Avrainvillea observed 2025-12-25

2025-12-25

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Avrainvillea observed 2025-11-16

2025-11-16

Ho‘okena Beach Park, 86-4322 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI 96704, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Avrainvillea observed 2025-07-13

2025-07-13

East, SG

(c) Morris_is_a_tapeworm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Avrainvillea observed 2025-07-09

2025-07-09

Spain

(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Avrainvillea. BISH 585821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495863. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585821.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956495863 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026