BISH 668866Botany

Acanthophora spicifera

prickly seaweed

As recorded: Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae

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-0983
Date: February 8, 2001
Locality: Launiupoko State Park
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8424, -156.6522 ± 1,204 m
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

388 Bishop specimens of Acanthophora spicifera · collected 1924–2021Species 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: Acanthophora spicifera observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-04.

2025-11-04

Maalaea Bay, Kīhei, HI, US

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

2025-11-03

Maui, Kīhei, HI, US

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

2025-11-03

Maalaea Bay, Kīhei, HI, US

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

2025-06-17

Auau Channel, Kaanapali, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-14

Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-11

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

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

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

Cite this specimen

Acanthophora spicifera. BISH 668866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230909. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668866.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956230909 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026