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Hilo Harbor

Latitude: 19 44 00 N

Longitude: 155 03 08 W

Island: Hawaii

Location: Collections were made in 2 locations. The inner breakwater wall and intertidal area and one collection in the deeper zone and inner reef west of the breakwater entrance.

Invasive Species Collected:
Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamour.
Cladophora vagabunda (L.) Hoek

All Species Collected:

Acanthophora pacifica Aglaothamnion boergesenii Ahnfeltiopsis divaricata Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis Amphiroa beauvoisii Amphiroa rigida Anotrichium tenue Antithamnionella breviramosa Antithamnionella graeffei Bryopsis pennata Centroceras clavulatum Ceramium Ceramium borneense Ceramium flaccidum Champia parvula Champia vieillardii Chondria minutula Chondria simpliciuscula Chondrus ocellatus Cladophora vagabunda Cladophoropsis sundanensis Cryptopleura corallinara Dasya iridescens Derbesia minima Dictyota sandvicensis Diplothamnion jolyi Enteromorpha compressa Fosliella farinosa Galaxaura marginata Gelidiopsis variabilis Halimeda opuntia Halymenia Herposiphonia crassa Hypnea pannosa Jania adhaerens Martensia fragilis Melanamansia glomerata Neomartensia flabelliformis Neosiphonia sphaerocarpa Peyssonnelia Peyssonnelia inamoena Peyssonnelia rubra Polyopes hakalauensis Polysiphonia Pterocladiella caerulescens Pterocladiella caloglossoides Ptilothamnion cladophorae Taenioma perpusillum Tolypiocladia condensata Ululania stellata Ulva rigida

Description: The bay recieves the discharge of two main freshwater sources, the Wailoa and Wailuku Rivers, as well as the waters of natural springs ("all by the Leleiwi"). There are two harbors inside the bay: Hilo Harbor, built in 1930, and the Wailoa Sampan Basin and Boat Harbor, frequented by a wide variety of vessels, from large cruise ships to small 3 m long whalers. The Wailoa Harbor is located to the south of the Wailoa river mouth and occupies 0.408 acres. It has two boat ramps and 55 moorings

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Collection Dates: 19.May.2000; 14.Nov.2000; 25.Jan.2001; 07.May.2001

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