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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
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 33001
- Date
- August 6, 1987
- Locality
- Kaiser Lagoon Heliport
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1987, Doty, M.S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pterocladiella capillacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. 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 698193. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681076. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698193.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956681076 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026