Caulerpa racemosa
Sea Grapes
As recorded: Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) J.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Carper, S.P.; Chun, G.; Menesis, I.; Smith, C.S.P. Carper →G.E.D. Chun →I. Menesis →Cranwell Smith →
- Collector number
- WB 239a
- Date
- March 23, 1988
- Locality
- West Beach, Lagoon A
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 23, 1988, Carper, S.P.; Chun, G.; Menesis, I.; Smith, C. also collected 20 other specimens.
Amansia glomerata
Botany
Asparagopsis taxiformis
Botany
Asparagopsis taxiformis
Botany
Bornetella sphaerica
Botany
Botryocladia skottsbergii
Botany
Caulerpa racemosa
Botany
Caulerpa sertularioides
Botany
Centroceras clavulatum
Botany
Ceratodictyon scoparium
Botany
Chondrophycus succisus
Botany
Cladophora catenata
Botany
Dasya
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Dictyota
Botany
Grateloupia phuquocensis
Botany
Microcoleus
Botany
Microdictyon setchellianum
Botany
Padina australis
Botany
Pterocladiella capillacea
Botany
Sphacelaria tribuloides
Botany
Caulerpa racemosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Waimanalo Bay, Waimānalo Beach, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Caulerpa racemosa. BISH 668590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956391144. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956391144 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026