
Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Falkenbergia hillebrandii (Bornet) Falkenb.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Okano, R.
- Collector number
- IA 25884
- Date
- March 1, 2000
- Locality
- Kamilo Gulch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0833, -155.8667
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 1, 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 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-03.

2025-10-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) hai v on, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 662118. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333112. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/662118.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333112 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
