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Portieria hornemannii
As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae
- Collector number
- NOAA 167-1296
- Date
- September 15, 2002
- Locality
- LAY 6, 2E1, Random swim, Random swim; Region_List: NWHI; Island: Laysan; Site: LAY-06
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Portieria hornemannii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Portieria hornemannii. BISH 777648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555233. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/777648.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956555233 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
