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Watersipora subtorquata
red-rust bryozoan
As recorded: Watersipora edmondsoni Soule & Soule, 1968
Animalia › Bryozoa › Gymnolaemata › Cheilostomatida › Watersiporidae
- Collected by
- P Reath
- Locality
- Hawai‘i County
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 5 m
- Identified by
- C Zabin
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Watersipora subtorquata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 254 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
California, US
(c) Qing Fields, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Santa Cruz Harbor Path, Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) jag_explores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) eliasm73, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Santa Cruz Harbor Path, Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) Q. Hammersmark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) Emma Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Santa Cruz Harbor Path, Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) Sally Richardson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Watersipora subtorquata. BPBM 2256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979266050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/k/2256.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979266050 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
