Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Magruder, W.H.
- Collector number
- WHM 721
- Date
- June 30, 1986
- Locality
- Waimanalo Beach Park, southernmost end of south beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3333, -157.6833
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1986, Magruder, W.H. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 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)
2026-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) fernspores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii, US
(c) MDrevininkas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 653106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026