BISH 636716Botany
Herposiphonia pacifica
As recorded: Herposiphonia pacifica Hollenb., 1968
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- 1408
- Date
- August 2, 1954
- Locality
- Kapingamarangi Atoll
- Island
- Kapingamarangi Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1954, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Herposiphonia pacifica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-04.
2026-01-04
Island of Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Herposiphonia pacifica. BISH 636716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956654659. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/636716.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956654659 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026