BISH 660874Botany

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

green bubble seaweed

As recorded: Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forssk.) Børgesen

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Siphonocladaceae

Collected by: Okano, R.
Collector number: IA 25733
Date: February 3, 2000
Locality: Kamalo
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0333, -156.8667
Record type: Preserved specimen

532 Bishop specimens of Dictyosphaeria cavernosa · collected 1873–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Still here: Dictyosphaeria cavernosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-23.

2025-07-23

Wahikuli

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2023-07-22

Molokai 3

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2022-05-15

One Ali'i, Moloka'i, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2021-12-12

Honokowai, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2016-08-26

Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa. BISH 660874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956436972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660874.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956436972 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026