
Pennaria disticha
Christmas Tree Hydroid
As recorded: Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820
Animalia › Cnidaria › Hydrozoa › Anthoathecata › Pennariidae
- Collected by
- R. DeFelice, S. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Waikiki, Kaiser's Wreck
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pennaria disticha observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
(c) Abhyang_jiraiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
BM
(c) Johanna Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Roses, ES
(c) pablo_dbr_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pennaria disticha. BPBM 2212. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090273817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/2212.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090273817 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
