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Porolithon onkodes
As recorded: Hydrolithon onkodes (Heydrich) D.Penrose & Woelkerling
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Porolithaceae
- Collected by
- Horwitz, L.
- Collector number
- MSD 9460
- Date
- August 10, 1951
- Locality
- drop off of E-1 transect
- Island
- Arno Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1951, Horwitz, L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Porolithon onkodes observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

2026-04-03
Puertito de Güímar (T), 38508 Puertito de Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
(c) Gergely Buday, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-06
Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Espanya
(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Porolithon onkodes. BISH 703786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956383130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/703786.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956383130 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
