indigenousValoniaceae
Valonia ventricosa
sailor's eyeball alga
Indigenous (native)native
Native to Hawaiʻi and arrived without human help.
Valonia ventricosa, also known as "Bubble Algae" and "Sailor's Eyeballs," is a species of algae found in oceans throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions. It is one of the largest single-celled organisms.
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Seasonality
Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 8 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 27 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 7 · GBIF 55 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 9 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 10
Maunalua · OʻahuGBIF 6
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kapoho · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahanui · MolokaʻiGBIF 2
Paunau · MauiGBIF 2
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kapaka · OʻahuGBIF 2
Honolulu · OʻahuGBIF 2
N/A · KahoʻolaweGBIF 2
Pūpūkea · OʻahuGBIF 2
Honokōwai · MauiGBIF 2
Nāpili 2-3 · MauiiNat 1
Kaʻawaloa · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Paeahu · MauiiNat 1
Haʻikū · MauiiNat 1
Honolua · MauiGBIF 1
Kalihikai · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Keana · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kaʻā · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Kula · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waikolu · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Keāliakapu · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Makanalua · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Waiākea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1