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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- IA 23019
- Date
- October 5, 1996
- Locality
- Off Kaanapali shores
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 5, 1996, Hau, S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
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Acanthophora spicifera
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Caulerpa sertularioides
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Cryptopleura
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Dictyota
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Dictyota acutiloba
Botany
Dictyota acutiloba
Botany
Halimeda kanaloana
Botany
Lychaete dotyana
Botany
Lychaete herpestica
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Martensia fragilis
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Padina
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Padina
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Sargassum aquifolium
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Sargassum obtusifolium
Botany
Hypnea musciformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. 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 691982. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956156221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/691982.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956156221 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026