BISH 664176Botany

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

green bubble seaweed

As recorded: Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forssk.) Børgesen

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Siphonocladaceae

Collected by: Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →C.F. Puttock →
Collector number: SG-0398
Date: June 2, 2000
Locality: Lahaina Boat Harbor
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8667, -156.6667
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 2, 2000, Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J. 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 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-07.

2025-10-07

Halewaiu Rd, Waiehu, HI, US

(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-23

Wahikuli

(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-03

Ma'alaea Bay Kihei, HI 96753, USA

(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-02

Olowalu Beach, Hawaii 96761, USA

(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa. BISH 664176. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956511712. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/664176.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956511712 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026