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Lyngbya majuscula
As recorded: Lyngbya majuscula Harv. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Microcoleaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 18756
- Date
- December 12, 1962
- Locality
- Southern coast of Eastern Island Midway Atoll
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 12, 1962, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 13 other specimens.
Boerhavia repens
Botany
Boodlea
Botany
Centroceras clavulatum
Botany
Chondria polyrhiza
Botany
Codium edule
Botany
Codium edule
Botany
Halimeda velasquezii
Botany
Herposiphonia secunda
Botany
Lobophora variegata
Botany
Pluchea carolinensis
Botany
Pluchea carolinensis
Botany
Spyridia filamentosa
Botany
Tricleocarpa fragilis
Botany
Lyngbya majuscula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-21.
2025-06-21
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-06
Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) aalanis21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lyngbya majuscula. BISH 589684. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410041. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/589684.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956410041 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026