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Persephona in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Joshua Liverman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Joshua Liverman
BPBM 6692Invertebrate Zoology

Persephona

As recorded: Persephona Leach, 1817

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Leucosiidae

Locality
off Waiahia River
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
26 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of PersephonaSpecies page ›

Persephona observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,194 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Persephona observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL, US

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

Persephona observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

River Trail, Woodbine, GA, US

(c) byunglee05, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Persephona observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

North Carolina, US

(c) bookfinch, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Persephona observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

SC-544, Conway, SC, US

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

Persephona observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA

(c) Andrew Mezheritskiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Persephona observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Kitty Hawk, NC 27949, USA

(c) trusty125, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Persephona. BPBM 6692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37975307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/6692.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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