
Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 30, 1991
- Locality
- Kahului Harbor
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8962, -156.4725 ± 816 m
- Identified by
- Fisher, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 30, 1991, Hau, S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Hypnea musciformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 683012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683012.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539118 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
