
Pennaria disticha
Christmas Tree Hydroid
As recorded: Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820
Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Pennariidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor; SE Loch; E of dry dock area
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3575, -157.9530
- Depth
- 3 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pennaria disticha. BPBM 1056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37069146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/1056.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37069146 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
