Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
BISH 637531Botany
Kappaphycus alvarezii
As recorded: Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty ex P.C.Silva
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Solieriaceae
- Collected by
- Cook, B.
- Collector number
- MSD 33694A
- Date
- June 2, 1994
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay, near the western edge on the northern "branch" of the Patch Reef just west of Buoy 16
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4833, -157.8167
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1994, Cook, B. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Kappaphycus alvarezii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-04-13.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kappaphycus alvarezii. BISH 637531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/637531.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432020 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026