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Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Weijerman, M.; Squair, C.C. Squair →M. Weijerman →
- Collector number
- 142 B
- Date
- July 28, 2006
- Locality
- Kaloko Honolohau National Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6864, -156.0360
- Identified by
- Squair, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 28, 2006, Weijerman, M.; Squair, C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Asparagopsis taxiformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2006. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-15.

2026-02-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Erica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-11
Hawaii, US
(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-21
Hawaii, US
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-09
Hawaii, US
(c) brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 740046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/740046.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651574 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
