
Dictyota
Y-branched Algae
As recorded: Dictyota J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1809
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.; HelmsHelms →M.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
- Collector number
- HMA129
- Date
- June 14, 1988
- Locality
- Hawaii Kai, off Paiko Peninsula
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.7167
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 14, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.; Helms also collected 14 other specimens.
Still here: Dictyota observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-24
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-24
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-08
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jatay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-02
North Pacific Ocean, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dictyota. BISH 628364. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315619. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628364.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315619 ↗
- 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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