Marasmius koae to the substrate. The fruit body has no distinctive taste or odor. The thin-walled spores are somewhat fusoid (spindle-shaped) to elongated ellipsoidal in shape, smooth, hyaline (translucent), and measure 12–14.5 by 4–4.8 μm. The basidia (spore-bearing cells) are club-shaped, four-spored, and clamped, measuring 24–28 by 7–9 μm. The species is endemic to Hawaii, where it has been found growing in dense groups on the rotting wood of koa ("Acacia koa"). Collections have been made only in the Koa/Ohia Montane Wet Forest on Kauaʻi island. Marasmius koae Marasmius koae is a species of agaric fungus in the Marasmiaceae family. Newly described
Greater koa finch Greater koa finch The greater koa finch ("Rhodacanthis palmeri") was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It was found only in the Hawaiian Islands. It has been extinct since the late 19th century. The bird was about 7–8 in (18–20 cm) long when fully grown. It was the largest known honey-creeper, although its typical weight is unknown. The bird is sexually dimorphic; the male was brilliant scarlet-orange on head, neck, and breast, with lighter orange on its bottom, and olive brown with orange touches on back, wings, and tail; however, the female was brownish olive, and somewhat lighter