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Portieria hornemannii in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian du Preez
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Portieria hornemannii

As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae

Collected by
Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →C.F. Puttock →
Collector number
SG-1637
Date
May 24, 2001
Locality
W Maui, Lahaina Reef
Island
Maui
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8637, -156.6728 ± 2,634 m
Identified by
Fisher, J.R.
Record type
Preserved specimen
353 Bishop specimens of Portieria hornemannii · collected 1869–2018Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 24, 2001, Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Portieria hornemannii observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-29.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Portieria hornemannii. BISH 772880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/772880.

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