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Dysidea in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) National Museums Northern Ireland and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 500Invertebrate Zoology

Dysidea

As recorded: Dysidea Johnston, 1842

Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Dictyoceratida › Dysideidae

Collected by
R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Locality
Pearl Harbor; N side of entrance channel
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.3242, -157.9700
Identified by
M. Kelly-Borges
Record type
Preserved specimen
39 Bishop specimens of DysideaSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Dysidea observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-28.

Dysidea observed 2025-06-28

2025-06-28

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dysidea observed 2025-06-28

2025-06-28

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dysidea observed 2025-05-01

2025-05-01

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dysidea observed 2025-04-28

2025-04-28

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dysidea observed 2025-04-28

2025-04-28

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dysidea observed 2025-04-20

2025-04-20

Ala Moana Regional Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Dysidea. BPBM 500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090292874. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/500.

Record sources