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Codium edule
wāwaeʻiole
As recorded: Codium edule P.C.Silva, 1952
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Codiaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Collector number
- IA 225
- Date
- October 29, 1943
- Locality
- Waikiki Aquarium
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2500, -157.8167
- Identified by
- Silva, P.C.; Chacana, M.E.M.E. Chacana →P.C. Silva →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1943, Abbott, I.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Codium edule observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-23.

2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Codium edule. BISH 624451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434731. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/624451.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956434731 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
