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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 HBOL01747Malacology

Perionyx excavatus

Blue Worm

Megascolecidae

Collected by
Samantha H. Shizuru, Rochelle R. Waldman, Lilly K. Thomey, Kristen L. Coelho, Hokua E. GilmanKristen L. Coelho →Hokua E. Gilman →Samantha H. Shizuru →Lilly K. Thomey →Rochelle R. Waldman →
Date
2026
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Mandilee M. Y. Hill
Record type
Preservedspecimen
7 Bishop specimens of Perionyx excavatus · collected 2025–2026Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Perionyx excavatus. BPBM HBOL01747. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/hbol01747.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026