
Symploca hydnoides
As recorded: Symploca hydnoides Kütz. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Coleofasciculaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.; Oishi, F.Skippy Hau →Francis G. Oishi →
- Collector number
- I.A. 20878
- Date
- September 9, 1992
- Locality
- Inside of Puukoae
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 9, 1992, Hau, S.; Oishi, F. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Symploca hydnoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.

2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-14
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-14
Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-04
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-07
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Symploca hydnoides. BISH 694015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575930. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/694015.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956575930 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
