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Dictyota acutiloba
As recorded: Dictyota acutiloba J.Ag.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Fortner, H.J.
- Collector number
- IA 17411
- Date
- July 6, 1983
- Locality
- Spit Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 6, 1983, Fortner, H.J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Dictyota acutiloba observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-08.

2025-02-08
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jatay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-12
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-11-02
North Pacific Ocean, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-02
North Pacific Ocean, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-01
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-25
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dictyota acutiloba. BISH 700589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956153966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/700589.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956153966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
