BISH 660743Botany

Asparagopsis taxiformis

red sea plume

As recorded: Falkenbergia hillebrandii (Bornet) Falkenb.

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae

Collected by: Okano, R.
Collector number: IA 25511
Date: February 3, 2000
Locality: Palaau
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1667, -157.0000
Identified by: Fisher, J.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

495 Bishop specimens of Asparagopsis taxiformis · collected 1855–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 3, 2000, Okano, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-06-11.

2021-06-11

Hawaii, US

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Cite this specimen

Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 660743. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956280855. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660743.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956280855 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026