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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- IA 22630b
- Date
- August 3, 1995
- Locality
- Maalaea, southeast of breakwater
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1995, Hau, S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Hypnea musciformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-02.
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)
2022-05-18
Ku'au, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2021-10-15
North Pacific Ocean, Makaha, HI, US
(c) vivianckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea musciformis. BISH 691981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/691981.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956238540 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026