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Caulerpa webbiana
Bottlebrush green seaweed
As recorded: Caulerpa webbiana Mont.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.; Rogers, D.P.; Taylor, W.R.Isabelle Abbott →Donald P. Rogers →Wm. R. Taylor →
- Collector number
- IA 944
- Date
- February 27, 1946
- Locality
- Halona
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.6667
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 27, 1946, Abbott, I.A.; Rogers, D.P.; Taylor, W.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
Still here: Caulerpa webbiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-25.

2025-12-25
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-10
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11
Kailua, 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)

2024-12-22
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-02
Diamond Head Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa webbiana. BISH 628157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956631012. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956631012 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
