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Dictyosphaeria versluysii
hard bubble seaweed
As recorded: Dictyosphaeria versluysii Weber Bosse
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Siphonocladaceae
- Collected by
- Kaneohe Bay Marine GEO Biodiversity Assessment
- Collector number
- 1460
- Date
- May 25, 2017
- Locality
- Kana-016. Kaneohe Bay, off Kapaka Island, South side.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 2017, Kaneohe Bay Marine GEO Biodiversity Assessment also collected 23 other specimens.
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Bornetella sphaerica
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Ceratodictyon intricatum
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Chondrophycus succisus
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Cladophoropsis membranacea
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Codium edule
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Dasya
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Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
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Galaxaura rugosa
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Ganonema farinosum
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Halimeda discoidea
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Hypnea spinella
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Jania pumila
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Liagora
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Liagora ceranoides
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Microdictyon setchellianum
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Padina
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Padina
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Sargassum aquifolium
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Stypopodium flabelliforme
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Turbinaria ornata
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Wrangelia
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Dictyosphaeria versluysii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2017. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 51 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.
2026-06-18
Kuilima Dr, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dictyosphaeria versluysii. BISH 768370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956251815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768370.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956251815 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026