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Perionyx excavatus in life — In life — Blue Worm, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Tunyu Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tunyu Chen

BPBM HBOL01377Malacology

Perionyx excavatus

Blue Worm

Megascolecidae

Collected by: Samantha H. Shizuru, August J. Sullivan, Nathan A. Evans, Rochelle R. Waldman, Mackenzie L. Latimer, Kaimi K. KamaiNathan A. Evans →Kaimi K. Kamai →Mackenzie L. Latimer →Samantha H. Shizuru →August J. Sullivan →Rochelle R. Waldman →
Date: 2026
Island: Maui
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Samantha H. Shizuru
Record type: Preservedspecimen

7 Bishop specimens of Perionyx excavatus · collected 2025–2026Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Perionyx excavatus. BPBM HBOL01377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/hbol01377.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026