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Hypnea musciformis

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Hypnea musciformis

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae

Collected by: Carper, S.P.; Fox, R.; Huddleston, M.; Menesis, I.S.P. Carper →R. Fox →M. Huddleston →I. Menesis →
Collector number: WB 176
Date: May 11, 1988
Locality: West Beach, Lagoon A
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

246 Bishop specimens of Hypnea musciformis · collected 1871–2018Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 11, 1988, Carper, S.P.; Fox, R.; Huddleston, M.; Menesis, I. also collected 20 other specimens.

Hypnea musciformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-02.

Hypnea musciformis observed 2025-05-02

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea musciformis observed 2025-05-02

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea musciformis observed 2025-05-02

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea musciformis observed 2025-05-02

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hypnea musciformis observed 2022-05-18

2022-05-18

Ku'au, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Hypnea musciformis observed 2021-10-15

2021-10-15

North Pacific Ocean, Makaha, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Hypnea musciformis. BISH 668665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668665.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956175289 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026