Melithaea bicolor
Bicolor Gorgonian
As recorded: Melithaea bicolor (Nutting, 1908)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Malacalcyonacea › Melithaeidae
- Collected by
- S. Godwin
- Locality
- Gardner Pinnacles
- Island
- Gardner Pinnacles
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melithaea bicolor observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-13.
2025-12-13
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-12
Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-20
Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-11
Molokini, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Melithaea bicolor. BPBM 3028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979297094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/3028.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979297094 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026