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Portieria hornemannii
As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae
- Collected by
- Vroom, P.S.
- Collector number
- NOAA 167-0067
- Date
- September 29, 2002
- Locality
- LIS 13 (C ) Quadrats: 1A2, random swim.
- Island
- Lisianski
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 29, 2002, Vroom, P.S. also collected 12 other specimens.
Portieria hornemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-29.

2026-07-29
Lanai 5
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-08
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-10
Kapiʻolani Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Portieria hornemannii. BISH 775869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640133. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/775869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956640133 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
