Ariosoma
Swainson, 1838Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 125622 ↗
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17
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1967
First collected
1991
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Ariosoma, most mentions first.
2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1967 by Crew of R/V "Pele" (Nukuhiva). The Museum last collected it in 1991; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as January 14, 2025.
Alive today
8 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-01-14
Kewalo Basin, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-05-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-02
Halona Blowhole
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-10-13
Kahe Beach Park
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-09-28
Kahe Beach Park
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-11-24
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-06-02
Hekili Point, Hawaii 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-04-06
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)