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Plocamium sandvicense
As recorded: Plocamium sandvicense J.Agardh, 1892
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Collector number
- IA 57
- Date
- March 30, 1941
- Locality
- Hanauma Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 30, 1941, Abbott, I.A. also collected 7 other specimens.
Plocamium sandvicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-06-03.
2022-06-03
Sharks Cove (North), Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2022-06-03
Sharks Cove (North), Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2022-01-26
Kahului, HI 96732, USA
(c) Sam Bucciarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-11
North Pacific Ocean, Paia, HI, US
(c) limugal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plocamium sandvicense. BISH 712001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535406. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/712001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535406 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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