Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Codium edule
wāwaeʻiole
As recorded: Codium edule P.C.Silva, 1952
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Codiaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Collector number
- IA 11461
- Date
- August 29, 1973
- Locality
- Laiemaloo, N or Koloa Stream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 29, 1973, Abbott, I.A. also collected 6 other specimens.
Codium edule observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.

2026-09-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Genevieve G. Mount, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) KC Cachola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Codium edule. BISH 700315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956444611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/700315.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956444611 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
