
Pennaria disticha
Christmas Tree Hydroid
As recorded: Halocordyle disticha (Goldfuss, 1820)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Pennariidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor; Rainbow Bay Marina; docks and shoreline
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3713, -157.9360
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pennaria disticha observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-12-26.

2024-12-26
Kewalo Basin, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-05-05
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-01
Mamala Bay, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) ychan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-01
Mamala Bay, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) godseyohana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-10
Hawaii, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-23
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Pennaria disticha. BPBM 1043. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37063045. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/1043.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37063045 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
