Colpomenia sinuosa
Oyster thief
As recorded: Colpomenia sinuosa (Mert. ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae
- Collected by
- Carper, S.P.; Chun, G.; Fox, R.; Ikawa, M.S.P. Carper →G.E.D. Chun →R. Fox →M. Ikawa →
- Collector number
- WB 333
- Date
- May 16, 1988
- Locality
- West Beach, Lagoon D
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 16, 1988, Carper, S.P.; Chun, G.; Fox, R.; Ikawa, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
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Acanthophora spicifera
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Acanthophora spicifera
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Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis
Botany
Amansia glomerata
Botany
Amansia glomerata
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Asparagopsis taxiformis
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Asparagopsis taxiformis
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Asparagopsis taxiformis
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Asteronema breviarticulatum
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Asteronema breviarticulatum
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Asteronema breviarticulatum
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Boodlea composita
Botany
Botryocladia skottsbergii
Botany
Caulerpa chemnitzia
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Caulerpa chemnitzia
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Caulerpa serrulata
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Centroceras clavulatum
Botany
Ceratodictyon scoparium
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Ceratodictyon scoparium
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Chaetomorpha antennina
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Chaetomorpha antennina
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Chaetomorpha antennina
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Chlorodesmis caespitosa
Botany
Colpomenia sinuosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 90 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Wailea, HI, US
(c) Mikayla M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colpomenia sinuosa. BISH 668579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956272191. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956272191 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026