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Symploca hydnoides
As recorded: Symploca hydnoides Kütz. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Coleofasciculaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 10668
- Date
- May 3, 1953
- Locality
- Hanauma Bay, N shore of entrance to Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.6833
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1953, Doty, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Symploca hydnoides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-05.

2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-14
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-04
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-07
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-07
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-07
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symploca hydnoides. BISH 590159. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956463229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/590159.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956463229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
