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Acanthophora spicifera
prickly seaweed
As recorded: Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Hodgson, L.M.
- Collector number
- IA 22718
- Date
- January 5, 1996
- Locality
- Launiupoko
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0000, -156.0000
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 5, 1996, Hodgson, L.M. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
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Halimeda discoidea
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Hypnea spinella
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Jania
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Laurencia
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Laurencia dendroidea
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Microdictyon setchellianum
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Polysiphonia hancocki
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Stypopodium flabelliforme
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Tricleocarpa fragilis
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Turbinaria ornata
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Ulva lactuca
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Still here: Acanthophora spicifera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-02-12.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthophora spicifera. BISH 692577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/692577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204629 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026