Padina sanctae-crucis

White Scroll Alga

As recorded: Padina sanctae-crucis Børgesen

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae

Collected by: Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.M.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
Collector number: HMA1049
Date: July 21, 1988
Locality: Kalaaloa [Kalae Loa?]
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0500, -156.8500
Identified by: Haroun, R.; Hare, J.C.Conway Hare →R. Haroun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

258 Bishop specimens of Padina sanctae-crucis · collected 1890–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Padina sanctae-crucis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-28.

2026-06-28

Kapalua Coastal Trail, Lahaina, HI, US

(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-14

Lahaina

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

2026-06-13

Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US

(c) Kyle M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31

Kapalua Coastal Trail, Lahaina, HI, US

(c) Gray B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-17

North Pacific Ocean, Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US

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

2025-05-24

Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Padina sanctae-crucis. BISH 625430. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/625430.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956501059 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026