Bornetella
Photo: (c) Meghan Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Meghan Cassidy (iNaturalist)
27
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1957
First collected
2005
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Bornetella, most mentions first.
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 · 2 pages
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 · 2 pages
2020
Marine benthic algae from Ni‘ihau and adjacent Lehua Islet, Main Hawaiian IslandsTsuda, R.T., Abbott, I.A., Spalding, H.L., Giuseffi, L.M., Okano, R., Kennedy, B.H. & Sherwood, A.R. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2019
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2019: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2018
New species records and voucher specimens of marine benthic algae from Kah‘olawe, main Hawaiian IslandsTsuda, R.T. & Abbott, I.A. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2017
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2017: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
9 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1957 by Doty, M.S. (Pulau Bokor). The Museum last collected it in 2005; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 2, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
39 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-02
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Nohohale St + Opp Lihau St, Makakilo, HI 96707, USA
(c) Chason Pao Gumapac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-16
Diamond Head Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) arose5472, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-25
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-24
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-22
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-22
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)