
Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Falkenbergia hillebrandii (Bornet) Falkenb.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Okano, R.
- Collector number
- IA 24324
- Date
- January 19, 2000
- Locality
- Honokohau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0250, -156.6083
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 19, 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 25 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-30.

2026-07-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2026-07-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2025-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2025-07-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2025-07-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
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Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 663866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956540636. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/663866.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956540636 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
