BISH 654677Botany

Griffithsia heteromorpha

As recorded: Griffithsia heteromorpha Kütz., 1863

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Wrangeliaceae

Collected by: Defelice, R.; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Collector number: 16-17
Date: December 11, 1997
Locality: Kalihi Channel Wreck
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.2996, -157.9006
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

115 Bishop specimens of Griffithsia heteromorpha · collected 1945–2018Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 11, 1997, Defelice, R.; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Griffithsia heteromorpha observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-05-02.

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Griffithsia heteromorpha. BISH 654677. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/654677.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956291687 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026