Herdmania momus
Red-throated ascidian
As recorded: Herdmania momus (Savigny, 1816)
Animalia › Chordata › Ascidiacea › Stolidobranchia › Pyuridae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Kewalo Basin; Marine Mammal Laboratory
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2915, -157.8658
- Depth
- 2 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 Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-03
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-04
Kaka'ako, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Herdmania momus. BPBM GBIF 4979269196. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979269196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/y/gbif-4979269196.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979269196 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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