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Caulerpa webbiana
Bottlebrush green seaweed
As recorded: Caulerpa webbiana Mont.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Hughes, M.
- Collector number
- 7962
- Date
- September 13, 2002
- Locality
- Tern Islet
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 13, 2002, Hughes, M. also collected 5 other specimens.
Caulerpa webbiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-25.

2025-12-25
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-10
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2024-12-22
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-02
Diamond Head Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa webbiana. BISH 696114. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956433681. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/696114.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956433681 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
