BISH 682338Botany

Acanthophora spicifera

prickly seaweed

As recorded: Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae

Collected by: Defelice, R.; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Collector number: s.n.
Date: November 10, 1999
Locality: Floating City
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4397, -157.7917
Record type: Preserved specimen

388 Bishop specimens of Acanthophora spicifera · collected 1924–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Still here: Acanthophora spicifera observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-09-25

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-01

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

2026-07-13

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Acanthophora spicifera. BISH 682338. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548052. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/682338.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956548052 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026