Elysia obtusa

Plakobranchidae

Collected by: MarineGEO 2017; IZ Team
Date: 2017
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Elysia obtusa · collected 1981–2017Species page ›

Elysia obtusa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2017. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.

2026-08-08

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-04

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Elysia obtusa. BPBM 283795. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/283795.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026