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Dictyota

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BISH 698628Botany

Dictyota

Y-branched Algae

As recorded: Dictyota J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1809

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae

Collected by: Geisler, K.J.
Collector number: IA 30314/13A
Date: September 22, 2000
Locality: Mokumanamana, Station 8A
Island: Mokumanamana
Region: Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

660 Bishop specimens of Dictyota · collected 1900–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 22, 2000, Geisler, K.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dictyota observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Dictyota observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dictyota observed 2026-01-24

2026-01-24

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dictyota observed 2026-01-24

2026-01-24

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dictyota observed 2025-05-02

2025-05-02

HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dictyota observed 2025-02-08

2025-02-08

Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jatay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dictyota observed 2024-12-12

2024-12-12

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Dictyota. BISH 698628. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285751. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698628.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956285751 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026