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Chnoospora minima

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BISH 91362Botany

Chnoospora minima

As recorded: Chnoospora minima (K.Hering) Papenf.

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae

Collected by: Tsuda, R.T.
Collector number: RT 593
Date: December 6, 1963
Locality: Wave-washed coral ledge on northeast side of island
Island: Laysan
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Not on sheet
Record type: Preserved specimen

288 Bishop specimens of Chnoospora minima · collected 1900–2006Species page ›

Chnoospora minima observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.

Chnoospora minima observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chnoospora minima observed 2026-04-29

2026-04-29

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chnoospora minima observed 2026-01-11

2026-01-11

Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA

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

Chnoospora minima observed 2026-01-07

2026-01-07

richardson ocean park hilo

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

Chnoospora minima observed 2026-01-04

2026-01-04

Hawaii County, HI, USA

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

Chnoospora minima observed 2026-01-01

2026-01-01

Richardson Ocean Park, Hilo, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Chnoospora minima. BISH 91362. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525857. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/91362.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956525857 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026