BISH 773450Botany

Pterocladiella capillacea

Branched wing weed

As recorded: Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmel.) Santel. & Hommers.

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gelidiales › Pterocladiaceae

Collected by: Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J.; Shultz, K.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →C.F. Puttock →K. Shultz →
Collector number: SG-1540
Date: May 24, 2001
Locality: Maalaea Reef
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8500, -156.6667
Identified by: Fisher, J.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

211 Bishop specimens of Pterocladiella capillacea · collected 1900–2006Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

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

Still here: Pterocladiella capillacea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-19.

2025-04-19

Kaanapali Pkwy, Kaanapali, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-25

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2017-12-15

Kalepolepo Beach Park, Kihei, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2009-10-11

Kapalua, Maui

(c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Pterocladiella capillacea. BISH 773450. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956605847. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/773450.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956605847 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026