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In life — Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) jome jome, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
BISH 628877Botany

Padina

Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds

As recorded: Padina M.Adanson, 1763

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae

Collected by
Magruder, W.H.; Jones, B.B. Jones →W.H. Magruder →
Collector number
HMA1048
Date
June 6, 1988
Locality
Pupukea, Sharks Cove, west side; 100-200 ft. from shore
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.6500, -158.0500
Record type
Preserved specimen
582 Bishop specimens of Padina · collected 1912–2018Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 6, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Jones, B. also collected 13 other specimens.

Still here: Padina observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-12.

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

Cite this specimen

Padina. BISH 628877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956336559. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628877.

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