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Hypnea
As recorded: Hypnea J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Kaneohe Bay Marine GEO Biodiversity Assessment
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 30, 2017
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 30, 2017, Kaneohe Bay Marine GEO Biodiversity Assessment also collected 1 other specimen.
Hypnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2017. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-02.

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-06
Kalihi, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) aalanis21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-18
Ku'au, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea. BISH 768593. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768593.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651698 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
