
Herdmania momus
Red-throated ascidian
As recorded: Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Stolidobranchia › Pyuridae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor; West Loch; Walker Bay; along shoreline
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3633, -157.9760
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Herdmania momus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-03.

2025-06-03
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-08-09
Kaneohe Bay, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-02-10
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-03
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-04
Kaka'ako, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Herdmania momus. BPBM 289. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37166955. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/y/289.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37166955 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
