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Caulerpa racemosa
Sea Grapes
As recorded: Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) J.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Brooks, B.; Penland, L.B. Brooks →L. Penland →
- Collector number
- 1620
- Date
- May 30, 2017
- Locality
- Kana-024. Kaneohe Bay, S end of Kaneohe Marine Corp Air Station airstrip.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 30, 2017, Brooks, B.; Penland, L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Caulerpa racemosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2017. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16
Waimanalo Bay, Waimānalo Beach, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-16
HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
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)

2026-06-03
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
Caulerpa racemosa. BISH 768589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768589.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576439 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
