Auricularia
Wood ear fungi
Photo: (c) chong_ren_huang_paul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) (iNaturalist)
21
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1921
First collected
1988
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Auricularia, most mentions first.
2012
Results of the 2010 alien species and wekiu bug ( Nysius wekiuicola) surveys on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawai`i IslandEnglund, R.A., Preston, D.J., Myers, S., Imada, C. & Englund, L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2012
Results of the 2011 alien species and wēkiu bug ( Nysius wekiuicola) surveys on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawai`i IslandPreston, D.J., Englund, R.A., Myers, S., Imada, C. & Garcia, J. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2013
Results of the 2012 alien species and wekiu bug ( Nysius wekiuicola) surveys on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawai`i IslandPreston, D.J., Evenhuis, N.L., Englund, R.E. & Imada, C.T. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2010
Results of the 2009 alien species and wekiu bug ( Nysius wekiuicola) surveys on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawai`i IslandEnglund, R.A., Preston, D.J., Myers, S., Englund, L.L., Imada, C. & Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2006
Inventory of intertidal and shallow subtidal marine invertebrates at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Moloka`i, Hawai`iGodwin, S. & Bolick, H. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Records of shallow-water marine invertebrates from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands with a note on nonindigenous speciesDeFelice, R., D. Minton & S. Godwin · 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
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1921 by Eames, A.J. (Upolu). The Museum last collected it in 1988; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 4, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
162 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-04
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) thejoyofnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Oʻahu, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-31
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)