Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Bolick, H.
- Collector number
- LA5:01
- Date
- March 2, 2005
- Locality
- Kalaeahole Bay; CRAMP RATS Site Kalaeahole LK1
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8774, -156.9920
- Identified by
- Fisher, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 2, 2005, Bolick, H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-30.
2026-07-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2025-07-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
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2023-04-06
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-08-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 719994. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/719994.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355722 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026