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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Okano, R.
- Collector number
- IA 31013
- Date
- June 1, 2003
- Locality
- Kawililipoa
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 2003, Okano, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hypnea musciformis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-02.

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-18
Ku'au, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2021-10-15
North Pacific Ocean, Makaha, HI, US
(c) vivianckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea musciformis. BISH 706519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589330. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706519.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589330 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
