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Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
As recorded: Gibsmithia hawaiiensis Doty, 1963
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Dumontiaceae
- Collected by
- Squair, C.
- Collector number
- 145 A
- Date
- July 31, 2006
- Locality
- Kaloko Honolohau National Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6772, -156.0360
- Identified by
- Squair, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 31, 2006, Squair, C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Gibsmithia hawaiiensis 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 2025-05-15.

2025-05-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2024-12-22
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-04
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-25
Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-01-15
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis. BISH 740050. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154143. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/740050.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154143 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
