
Hydrolithon
As recorded: Hydrolithon (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Hydrolithaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W.Maxwell S. Doty →Jan Newhouse →
- Collector number
- MSD 11519
- Date
- August 6, 1952
- Locality
- Ohehoa
- Island
- Raroia Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1952, Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Hydrolithon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 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)

2025-10-22
Blaumar
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-09-04
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-03
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-24
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hydrolithon. BISH 707754. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707754.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579057 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
