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Platypodia in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta
BPBM 17650Invertebrate Zoology

Platypodia

As recorded: Platypodia Bell, 1835

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae

Collected by
IZ team
Locality
inshore (SW) of Kapapa Island
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.4745, -157.8018
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
23 Bishop specimens of PlatypodiaSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Platypodia observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-22.

Platypodia observed 2026-02-22

2026-02-22

Kailua, HI, USA

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

Platypodia observed 2026-01-06

2026-01-06

Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Platypodia observed 2025-06-11

2025-06-11

Mokapu, MCBH, HI 96734, USA

no rights reserved

Platypodia observed 2025-05-11

2025-05-11

Kailua, HI, USA

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

Platypodia observed 2025-02-09

2025-02-09

Kailua, HI, USA

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

Platypodia observed 2025-01-05

2025-01-05

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Platypodia. BPBM 17650. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979303398. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/17650.

Record sources