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Bursa cruentata

Bursidae

Collected by: Thorsson, Wesley M.; Thorsson, Wesley M.
Date: 1984
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

77 Bishop specimens of Bursa cruentata · collected 1908–2022Species page ›

Bursa cruentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-05-24.

2018-05-24

Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2018-04-12

Pu‘U Keka‘A, Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-27

Kaneohe Bay, N of Kapapa Island

(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Bursa cruentata. BPBM 240665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240665.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026