
Dictyota
Y-branched Algae
As recorded: Dictyota J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1809
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.; Kami, K.K. Kami →M.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
- Collector number
- HMA87
- Date
- May 4, 1988
- Locality
- Haleiwa, Kaiaka Beach Park, west side of reef flat
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5833, -158.1167
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.; Kami, K. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Dictyota observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-03-03.

2023-03-03
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-25
North Pacific Ocean, Maili, HI, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dictyota. BISH 628360. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956669243. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628360.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956669243 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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