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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- IA 28809
- Date
- May 20, 2002
- Locality
- Kihei, Kawililipoa
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 20, 2002, Hau, S. also collected 18 other specimens.
Amansia glomerata
Botany
Botryocladia skottsbergii
Botany
Codium arabicum
Botany
Codium edule
Botany
Dasya corymbifera
Botany
Dictyopteris plagiogramma
Botany
Ganonema farinosum
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Halymenia formosa
Botany
Hypnea spinella
Botany
Laurencia nidifica
Botany
Padina gymnospora
Botany
Polysiphonia
Botany
Trichogloea lubrica
Botany
Trichogloea requienii
Botany
Tricleocarpa fragilis
Botany
Turbinaria ornata
Botany
Ulva reticulata
Botany
Hypnea musciformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2002. 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 691987. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420585. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/691987.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956420585 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026