
Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 31975
- Locality
- unknown
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hypnea musciformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
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 695432. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/695432.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956588196 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
