Hypnea musciformis

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae

Collected by: Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J.; Shultz, K.; Kim, M.S.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →M.S. Kim →C.F. Puttock →K. Shultz →
Collector number: SG-0919
Date: February 8, 2001
Locality: W Maui, Lahaina District, Lahaina Boat Harbor & Reef
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8713, -156.6791 ± 301 m
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 8, 2001, Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J.; Shultz, K.; Kim, M.S. 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 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2009-10-11.

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 668828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668828.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956235739 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026