
Hincksia
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34
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1946
First collected
2003
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Hincksia, most mentions first.
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 · 2 pages
2017
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2017: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of 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
1999
Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
1998
Determination of baseline conditions for introduced marine species in nearshore waters of the of Kahoolawe, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, J.E. Smith, D. Muir & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
19 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1946 by Abbott, I.A. (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 2003; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 6, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
75 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-10-06
Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Portlock Rd, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Kokee Pl, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Emma Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Lahaina, HI, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Lahaina Cannery Mall, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15
Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
Honaunau Bay, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) alex_tran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
