Donald P. Abbott across 9 islands, January – March 1957
January – March 1957 · 39 days, 20 of them collecting · 9 islands
DACollectorDonald P. Abbott · 1920–1986- Specimens
- 161
- Stops
- 19
- Names
- 59
- Types
- 3
- With images
- 144
- Km between stops
- —
- Companions
- 1
- Departments
- 1
The route
28 January 1957
Day 1 of 39 · under way
Each numbered point is a stop: a run of days spent within about ten kilometres. The route between stops is drawn straight; the real course went by sea, by road or on foot.
2 specimens, 2 names
Hypnea 1, Neosiphonia 1
The specimens from 28 Jan →8 specimens, 7 names
Codium 2, Halimeda discoidea 1, Acanthophora 1
The specimens from 29 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 30 Jan →2 specimens, 2 names
Anadyomene 1, Sargassum 1
The specimens from 1 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 7 Feb →30 specimens, 13 names
Laurencia 7, Hypnea 5, Amphiroa 4
The specimens from 12 Feb →2 specimens, 2 names
Halimeda opuntia 1, Lobophora variegata 1
The specimens from 13 Feb →11 specimens, 8 names
Turbinaria conoides 2, Halimeda macroloba 2, Laurencia 2
The specimens from 15 Feb →5 specimens, 5 names
Champia 1, Eucheuma 1, Halimeda opuntia 1
The specimens from 17 Feb →10 specimens, 9 names
Hypnea 2, Caulerpa 1, Caulerpa brachypus 1
The specimens from 19 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 21 Feb →6 specimens, 6 names
Anadyomene 1, Cladophora 1, Dictyota bartayresiana 1
The specimens from 23 Feb →19 specimens, 15 names
Halymenia 4, Laurencia 2, Caulerpa sertularioides 1
The specimens from 24 Feb →5 specimens, 3 names
Cupressaceae 2, Halymenia 2, Halophila ovalis 1
The specimens from 27 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names
Laurencia 1, Phormidium 1, Portieria hornemannii 1
The specimens from 28 Feb →19 specimens, 15 names
Laurencia 3, Sargassum 2, Turbinaria ornata 2
The specimens from 1 Mar →9 specimens, 8 names
Halimeda macroloba 2, Canistrocarpus cervicornis 1, Eucheuma 1
The specimens from 2 Mar →24 specimens, 16 names
Galaxaura 4, Hypnea 3, Portieria hornemannii 3
The specimens from 3 Mar–4 Mar →3 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 7 Mar →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Rhodomelaceae 35, Halimedaceae 18, Sargassaceae 14, Cystocloniaceae 12, Galaxauraceae 9, Dictyotaceae 7.
From the field
Laurencia
Codium
Acanthophora
Galaxaura
Dictyota bartayresiana
Acanthophora
Anadyomene
Laurencia
Hypnea
Halimeda macrolobaOther journeys by Abbott
- 4 islands · Jul – Oct 1953221 specimens · 38 stops · 115 days
- Maui and Espiritu Santo · 7–25 Sep 197142 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days
- St. Croix · Dec 1972 – Feb 197363 specimens · 14 stops · 34 days
- 4 islands · Jun – Jul 197349 specimens · 4 stops · 26 days
- Maui · Aug – Sep 197670 specimens · 5 stops · 15 days