
Haliclona
As recorded: Haliclona Grant, 1841
Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Haplosclerida › Chalinidae
- Collected by
- Jan Vicente
- Date
- March 16, 2018
- Locality
- reef at Moku o Loʻe
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4335, -157.7863
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Material citation
Where it was collected
Cited in the literature
A paper cites this specimen as material examined, as recorded by GBIF from the published treatments.
2025
Integrative taxonomy of introduced Haplosclerida and four new species from Hawaiʻi
Vicente J, Rutkowski E, Lavrov D V, Martineau G, Timmers M, Toonen R J, plazi (2025). Integrative taxonomy of introduced Haplosclerida and four new species from Hawaiʻi. Checklist dataset accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-26.
paratypecited as Haliclona Grant, 1841
Collected the same day
On March 16, 2018, Jan Vicente also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Haliclona observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2018. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-13.

2026-07-13
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-13
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-16
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) eclaudat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Haliclona. BPBM C1540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5034659309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/c1540.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5034659309 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
