| Specimen ID | 1543323 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Halophila |
| Species | hawaiiana |
| Common Name | Hawai'i seagrass |
| State | HI |
| Locality | Midway Atoll - Inner harbor, at the base of metal sheet piling along south side |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Hawaii |
| HUC8 Number | 32515200 |
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| Collection Day | 9 |
| Collection Month | 9 |
| Collection Year | 1997 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | shipping | released aquarium |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18410 |
| Author: | Kennedy, B. (collections manager). |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Title: | Herbarium Pacificum (BISH) |
| Publisher: | Bishop Museum |
| Volume: | 2009 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 32865 |
| Author: | DeFelice, R.C., S.L. Coles, D. Muir, and L.G. Eldredge. |
| Date: | 1998 |
| Title: | Investigation of the marine communities of Midway Harbor and adjacent lagoon, Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Area Office |
| Pages: | 30 pp |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 32866 |
| Author: | DeFelice, R.C. |
| Date: | 1999 |
| Title: | A new distributional record for Halophilia hawaiiana Doty & B. Stone (Hydrocharitaceae) in Hawai‘i |
| Journal: | Bishop Museum Occasional Papers |
| Volume: | 59 |
| Pages: | 2-3 |
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| Comments | Surveys were conducted at six more locations around Midway Atoll and no additional H. hawaiiana was observed. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Disposal | BISH |
| Museum Cat Number | 652495 |
| Verifier | DeFelice, Ralph C. |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Size | 100 sq m |
