BISH 681353Botany

Lyngbya majuscula

As recorded: Lyngbya majuscula Harv. ex Gomont

Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Microcoleaceae

Collected by: Defelice, R.; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Collector number: s.n.
Date: November 10, 1999
Locality: Kaneohe Bay, Checker Reef
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4439, -157.7964
Record type: Preserved specimen

172 Bishop specimens of Lyngbya majuscula · collected 1900–2018Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 10, 1999, Defelice, R.; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Lyngbya majuscula observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-21.

2025-06-21

Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US

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

2025-05-02

HI, US

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

2025-05-02

HI, US

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

2025-05-02

HI, US

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

2025-05-02

HI, US

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

2025-04-06

Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) aalanis21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Lyngbya majuscula. BISH 681353. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956394666. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/681353.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956394666 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026