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Porolithon onkodes
As recorded: Hydrolithon onkodes (Heydrich) D.Penrose & Woelkerling
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Porolithaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 34580
- Date
- August 9, 1952
- Locality
- Jaliklik Islet
- Island
- Bikar Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Porolithon onkodes observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. 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 703801. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956197444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/703801.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956197444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
