BISH 668759Botany

Hypnea musciformis

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae

Collected by: Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →C.F. Puttock →
Collector number: SG-0947
Date: February 7, 2001
Locality: Kahului Bay
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8833, -156.4667
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 7, 2001, Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Hypnea musciformis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-05-18.

2022-05-18

Ku'au, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

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

2012-04-12

20.934446552, -156.3556007931

(c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2009-10-11

Oneloa Bay, Maui, Hawaii

(c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Hypnea musciformis. BISH 668759. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956618700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668759.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956618700 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026