Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Leptolyngbya crosbyana
As recorded: Leptolyngbya crosbyana (Tilden) Anagn. & Komárek
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Leptolyngbyales › Leptolyngbyaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 8466
- Date
- November 24, 1950
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay, Moku o Loe
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4333, -157.7833
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 24, 1950, Doty, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Leptolyngbya crosbyana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-31.

2025-08-31
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-18
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-18
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-01-27
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) vivianckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-02-28
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) vivianckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leptolyngbya crosbyana. BISH 589167. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578607. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/589167.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956578607 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
