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Halimeda discoidea

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BISH 624489Botany

Halimeda discoidea

money plant

As recorded: Halimeda discoidea Decne.

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae

Collected by: Hodgson, L.M.
Collector number: IA 18835
Date: August 5, 1988
Locality: Makaha Caverns
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4667, -158.2167
Identified by: Hare, J.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

650 Bishop specimens of Halimeda discoidea · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Halimeda discoidea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-03.

Halimeda discoidea observed 2025-03-03

2025-03-03

North Pacific Ocean, Mākaha, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Halimeda discoidea observed 2021-10-02

2021-10-02

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) vivianckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Halimeda discoidea observed 2021-04-25

2021-04-25

North Pacific Ocean, Maili, HI, US

(c) kailec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Halimeda discoidea observed 2017-06-03

2017-06-03

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Halimeda discoidea. BISH 624489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490487. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/624489.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956490487 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026