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Halimeda discoidea
money plant
As recorded: Halimeda discoidea Decne.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae
- Collected by
- Matsui, T.
- Collector number
- MSD 19124
- Date
- July 30, 1959
- Locality
- Pokai Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4333, -158.1833
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 30, 1959, Matsui, T. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Halimeda discoidea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-03.

2025-03-03
North Pacific Ocean, Mākaha, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-10-02
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) vivianckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-25
North Pacific Ocean, Maili, HI, US
(c) kailec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-02-15
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) jphilippoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-06-03
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halimeda discoidea. BISH 658961. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658961.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220815 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
