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Lyngbya majuscula
As recorded: Lyngbya majuscula Harv. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Microcoleaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- 1953-39
- Date
- March 21, 1953
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.8167
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 21, 1953, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Lyngbya majuscula observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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 589697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956621269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/589697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956621269 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026