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Pterocladiella capillacea
Branched wing weed
As recorded: Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmel.) Santel. & Hommers.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gelidiales › Pterocladiaceae
- Collected by
- McDermid, K.J.
- Collector number
- 4582
- Date
- March 2, 1999
- Locality
- Puhi Bay: near Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pterocladiella capillacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-11.
2026-01-11
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Punaluʻu Beach, Hawaii, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-27
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) Connor Wehner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-19
Kaanapali Pkwy, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterocladiella capillacea. BISH 693889. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693889.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645652 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026