BISH 773529Botany

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.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →C.F. Puttock →
Collector number: SG-1358
Date: May 7, 2001
Locality: Mahikea Bay
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.2333, -155.5000
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 7, 2001, Puttock, C.F.; Fisher, J. 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 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-04.

2026-01-04

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-26

Punaluʻu Beach, Hawaii, USA

(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-10-03

Hawaii, Hawaii, United States

(c) Nature Ali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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

Cite this specimen

Pterocladiella capillacea. BISH 773529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/773529.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956309408 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026