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Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.
- Collector number
- HMA1416
- Date
- April 26, 1992
- Locality
- Sand Island Lagoon
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3000, -157.8833
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1992, Magruder, W.H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-08.
2026-05-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) fernspores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Chason Pao Gumapac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-17
Hawaii, US
(c) MDrevininkas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 635949. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956654654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635949.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956654654 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026