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Padina
Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds
As recorded: Padina M.Adanson, 1763
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- IA 23016
- Date
- October 5, 1996
- Locality
- Honokowai off " Kaanapali Shores"
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 5, 1996, Hau, S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
Botany
Acanthophora spicifera
Botany
Caulerpa sertularioides
Botany
Cryptopleura
Botany
Dictyota
Botany
Dictyota acutiloba
Botany
Dictyota acutiloba
Botany
Halimeda kanaloana
Botany
Hypnea musciformis
Botany
Lychaete dotyana
Botany
Lychaete herpestica
Botany
Martensia fragilis
Botany
Padina
Botany
Sargassum aquifolium
Botany
Sargassum obtusifolium
Botany
Padina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 212 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
North Pacific Ocean, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
S Kihei Rd, Wailea, HI, US
(c) Genevieve G. Mount, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Padina. BISH 798366. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/798366.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026