Asparagopsis taxiformis

As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae

Collected by: (Not on sheet)
Collector number: 156-41
Date: December 4, 1990
Locality: Townsend-Cromwell Cruise TC 90-10. Station 156 (North of Maui)
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1400, -157.3317
Record type: Preserved specimen

495 Bishop specimens of Asparagopsis taxiformis · collected 1855–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 4, 1990, (Not on sheet) also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-06-11.

2021-06-11

Hawaii, US

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Cite this specimen

Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 629375. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956159944. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/629375.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956159944 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026