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Acanthophora pacifica
As recorded: Acanthophora pacifica (Setch.) Kraft, 1979
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Spalding, Hl
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 3, 2009
- Locality
- Lahaina
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Cabrera, F.P.; Sherwood, A.R.F.P. Cabrera →A.R. Sherwood →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Acanthophora pacifica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2009. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Lanai 5
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-29
Olowalu 3
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-22
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Sophie Paradis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthophora pacifica. BISH 798529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589733. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/798529.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589733 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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