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Haliclona caerulea
As recorded: Haliclona caerulea (Hechtel, 1965)
Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Haplosclerida › Chalinidae
- Collected by
- J. Vicente
- Locality
- reef
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 3 m
- Identified by
- J. Vicente, 2023
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Haliclona caerulea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 476 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.

2026-08-29
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
Q943+8GW, Jodugulla Palem, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530040, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

2026-06-27
Lance aux Epines, Grenada
(c) Breathe Sail Dive - Jason Spitz and Monica Schandel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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

2026-06-18
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Haliclona caerulea. BPBM 1544. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979286945. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/1544.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979286945 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
