Halophila hawaiiana
Hawaiian Seagrass
As recorded: Halophila hawaiiana Doty & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 20084
- Date
- October 31, 1963
- Locality
- Dredged from "pele" off Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Peyton, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Halophila hawaiiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-19.
2025-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Halophila hawaiiana. BISH 714805. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956513864. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/714805.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956513864 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026