Porolithon onkodes

As recorded: Hydrolithon onkodes (Heydrich) D.Penrose & Woelkerling

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Porolithaceae

Collected by: Horwitz, L.
Collector number: MSD 9186
Date: July 27, 1951
Locality: On drop over edge E-1
Island: Arno Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

189 Bishop specimens of Porolithon onkodes · collected 1913–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 27, 1951, Horwitz, L. also collected 24+ 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 703794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/703794.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956575972 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026