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Gracilaria
As recorded: Gracilaria Greville, 1830
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gracilariales › Gracilariaceae
- Collected by
- Hoyle, M.D.
- Collector number
- MDH 1165
- Date
- March 19, 1986
- Locality
- Makena, South end of Oniloa Beach
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1986, Hoyle, M.D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Gracilaria observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 143 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) kellywierengaphd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21
Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Fabiola Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gracilaria. BISH 691783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956598804. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/691783.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956598804 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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