Hexabranchus
Spanish Dancers
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Hexabranchidae
- Collected by
- DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Date
- January 19, 2000
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Kaneohe Bay; Marker RN "16"; Sta. 9
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On January 19, 2000, DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S. also collected 9 other specimens.
Hexabranchus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 397 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Madeline Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hexabranchus. BPBM 263903. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239228125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/263903.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 239228125 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026