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Hydrolithon boergesenii

(Foslie) Foslie (1909)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Archaeplastida Phylum: Rhodophyta Class/Clade: Florideophyceae Order: Corallinales Family: Hydrolithaceae Genus: Hydrolithon

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Preserved_Specimen Forming aggregates with small knobby excrescences. Faded purple in color. Same as Melobesioid A. Tetrasporic, 1 opening/concept. Littler, M.M. 503 Oahu BISH 1968-09-01
2 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Marine Laboratory Shoreward of breaker area off Waikiki Beach Lab. Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 20216 Oahu BISH 1965-10-23
3 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 565 Oahu BISH 1969-01-30
4 Hydrolithon boergesenii West Beach, Lagoon B Intertidal Preserved_Specimen Carper, S.P. 359 Oahu BISH 1988-05-16
5 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 1045 Oahu BISH 1969-12-19
6 Hydrolithon boergesenii Black Point, Diamond Head Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 601 Oahu BISH 1969-03-16
7 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kaaawa Preserved_Specimen Huisman, J. 241 Oahu BISH 2002-09-20
8 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hunakai Preserved_Specimen Hodgson, L.M. 211 Oahu BISH 2002-09-13
9 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 164165 Oahu BISH 2002-09-05
10 Hydrolithon boergesenii Popoia Island Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 241 Oahu BISH 2002-09-02
11 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kaaawa Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 184 Oahu BISH 2002-09-20
12 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Preserved_Specimen Tsuda, R.T. 987 Oahu BISH
13 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kualoa Ranch, in front of old sugar mill Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 251 Oahu BISH 2003-06-08
14 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 1061 Oahu BISH 1969-09-26
15 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 1062 Oahu BISH 1969-10-03
16 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hulopoe Bay Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 22095 Lanai BISH 1960-11-27
17 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hauula Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 570 Oahu BISH 1969-02-09
18 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hunakai Preserved_Specimen Hodgson, L.M. 215 Oahu BISH 2002-09-13
19 Hydrolithon boergesenii Haleiwa, North of Haleiwa Beach Park, 100 m from shore Preserved_Specimen Growing as crusts and loose aggregates. Darker purple when in shade. Abundant. Littler, M.M. 589 Oahu BISH 1969-02-25
20 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kaaawa Lagoon Preserved_Specimen Huisman, J. 240 Oahu BISH 2002-09-20
21 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hanauma Bay Preserved_Specimen Lind, J. 20220 Oahu BISH
22 Hydrolithon boergesenii Naha Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 22057 Lanai BISH 1960-09-26
23 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kawaikui Beach Park, between shore and reef edge Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 311 Oahu BISH 2003-11-02
24 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 517 Oahu BISH 1968-09-24
25 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 175176 Oahu BISH 2002-09-05
26 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Marine Laboratory Preserved_Specimen Rogers, D.P. Oahu BISH 1946-03-14
27 Hydrolithon boergesenii Punaluu Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Oahu BISH 1953-05-29
28 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Surge tunnels were present which are sand-filled. The ridges contain much Archaeo eryth under sand and Dictyopteris spp. This melobesioid is p urple and grows at the branch tips of dead Pocillopora meandrina heads,fused into spherical shaped masses. Preserved_Specimen No excrescences. Littler, M.M. 583 Oahu BISH 1969-02-14
29 Hydrolithon boergesenii Launuipoko State Park Preserved_Specimen Maui BISH
30 Hydrolithon boergesenii Oahu Preserved_Specimen 223 Oahu BISH 2002-01-01
31 Hydrolithon boergesenii Makapuu Preserved_Specimen 231 Oahu BISH 2002-09-20
32 Hydrolithon boergesenii Makua Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 1084 Oahu BISH 1970-03-29
33 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kahaluu Beach Park, left side of bay Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 2967 Hawaii BISH 2003-09-21
34 Hydrolithon boergesenii West Beach, Lagoon A Intertidal Preserved_Specimen Carper, S.P. 372 Oahu BISH 1988-05-16
35 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hanalei Bay Intertidal; Reef flat. Preserved_Specimen Puttock, C.F. 171 Kauai BISH 2000-05-05
36 Hydrolithon boergesenii West Beach, Lagoon D Intertidal Preserved_Specimen Carper, S.P. 363 Oahu BISH 1988-05-16
37 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hanalei Bay Intertidal; Reef flat. Preserved_Specimen Puttock, C.F. 174 Kauai BISH 2000-05-05
38 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki, Queens Beach Inshore from Queen's Surf. Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 9772 Oahu BISH 1952-01-29
39 Hydrolithon boergesenii Lopa Beach drift Preserved_Specimen Ziegler, A.C. Lanai BISH 1986-03-24
40 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Aquarium Most common Melobesioid on the Waikiki reef flat. Growing over dead coral reef exposed to tidal currents. Preserved_Specimen Thalli completely surrounding dead coral rubble fragments or forming rubble by growing over their own dead thalli. Purple in color. Forming wide, flat, smooth growths over areas of dead coral. Slide shows tetras, cells loosely packed lateral conn. between filaments. Littler, M.M. 444 Oahu BISH 1968-03-26
41 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hauula A fringing reef flat with clear water and a moderate long-shore current moving north with a rising tide. Substrate dead reef. Most of the reef is sand-covered in this area. Not much seaweed was present. Preserved_Specimen This alga was typically lavender-purple and mainly abundant as small cobbles of rubble. Some of the cobbles have extensive knobby excrescences, others are smooth. Darker when shaded. Littler, M.M. 570 Oahu BISH 1969-02-09
42 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Samples were gathered from over the entire reef area. Preserved_Specimen Lying about as loose aggregates. Smother ones are deep lavender purple and ones with knobby excrescences are grey-blue. Littler, M.M. 565 Oahu BISH 1969-01-30
43 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Water moderately turbid and cold. Growing on a dead coral fragment in association with #ML 0562 Preserved_Specimen Entire surface is a mosaic of slightly convex conceptacles with angular outlines. Most of these have one pore but many have many pores. Littler, M.M. 563 Oahu BISH 1968-11-30
44 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Aquarium Substrate was both dead coral and lava rock. Preserved_Specimen Thallus with tiny branched and knobby excrescences. Some unbranched thalli were smooth but the same pink-red color was present. Occuring as aggregate or coating on aggregate. Littler, M.M. 553 Oahu BISH 1968-11-17
45 Hydrolithon boergesenii Makua, 300 m seaward of the beach A volcanic lava flow covered by coelenterate corals and melobesioids. No current and moderate surge. Preserved_Specimen Lavender purple in color, medium sized knobby excrescences. On small, fertile aggregate lying on the lava flow. One pore/concept. Conceptacles convex and crowded into a mosaic pattern. Cells not in rows, irregularly shaped with ~4 pit conn. Concepts old. Tetrasporic (monospores?). Littler, M.M. 515 Oahu BISH 1968-09-22
46 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki, Area 5W High tide. Preserved_Specimen Forming small aggregates. Bright purple with many conceptacles. Tetras, lateral pit connections. Littler, M.M. 501 Oahu BISH 1968-08-31
47 Hydrolithon boergesenii Ala Moana Beach Park On dead reef. Preserved_Specimen Lying about abundantly as loose aggregates or as crusts. Purple-lavender. Littler, M.M. 593 Oahu BISH 1969-03-04
48 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waialua In crevices on reef Preserved_Specimen Forming small, rose-pink, corrugated pebbles Tilden, J.E. Oahu BISH 1900-06-11
49 Hydrolithon boergesenii Swanzy Beach Park, 400 m seaward of the Crouching Lion Inn In heavy-moderate surf. Clear water and dead coral reef substrate. Small rubble pieces completely covering dead coral in pockets in the reef. Preserved_Specimen Lavender-purple in color. Slide info: slide poor but material fertile. Heterocysts present, tetras present, one pore/concept. Carbowax section appear to work. Littler, M.M. 484 Oahu BISH 1968-06-25
50 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Beach at low tide, shoreward of breaker area. Preserved_Specimen Lind, J. 20217 Oahu BISH 1965-10-23
51 Hydrolithon boergesenii Hunakai Preserved_Specimen Hodgson, L.M. 218 Oahu BISH 2002-09-13
52 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Aquarium On dead coral reef. Preserved_Specimen Growing as crusts and loose aggregates. Littler, M.M. 591 Oahu BISH 1969-03-02
53 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium More common nearer the Nat. wall than near the breakers. Growing on the lighted side of rocks usually in current channels. Preserved_Specimen Thallus a lavender-purple. Smooth thallus covering large areas of dead coral. Littler, M.M. 429 Oahu BISH 1968-03-12
54 Hydrolithon boergesenii Black Point, Diamond Head Preserved_Specimen Littler, M.M. 601 Oahu BISH 1969-03-16
55 Hydrolithon boergesenii Waikiki Natatorium Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. 171 Oahu BISH 2002-09-05
56 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kaneohe Bay, Kapapa Island, leeward of Preserved_Specimen Crustose, smooth lumps, not glazed, pink. Russell, D.J. 397 Oahu BISH 1972-01-01
57 Hydrolithon boergesenii Kaaawa Lagoon Preserved_Specimen Huisman, J. 239 Oahu BISH 2002-09-20
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