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Donald P. Abbott in St. Croix, December 1972 – February 1973

December 1972 – February 1973 · 34 days, 15 of them collecting · St. Croix

All 63 specimens61 photographed
DACollectorDonald P. Abbott · 1920–1986
Specimens
63
Stops
14
Names
41
Types
0
With images
61
Km between stops
—
Companions
2
Departments
1

The route

The labels of this journey name places but carry no coordinates, so there is no route to draw.

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.

  1. 14 specimens, 11 names

    Sargassum vulgare 3, Trichosolen 2, Dictyota bartayresiana 1

    Dictyopteris delicatulaLaurenciaPhyllodictyon anastomosansUdotea spinulosa
    The specimens from 30 Dec →

  2. 16 specimens, 14 names

    Liagora ceranoides 2, Dictyota pulchella 2, Galaxaura 1

    UdoteaLaurenciaPadina sanctae-crucisDictyota mertensii
    The specimens from 2 Jan →

  3. 2 specimens, 1 name

    Dictyota mertensii 2

    Dictyota mertensiiDictyota mertensii
    The specimens from 3 Jan →

  4. 7 specimens, 6 names

    Laurencia dendroidea 2, Caulerpa occidentalis 1, Coelothrix irregularis 1

    Lobophora variegataCoelothrix irregularisColpomenia sinuosaLaurencia dendroidea
    The specimens from 6 Jan–7 Jan →

  5. 4 specimens, 3 names

    Galaxaura rugosa 2, Gelidiella acerosa 1, Hypnea musciformis 1

    Galaxaura rugosaHypnea musciformisGelidiella acerosaGalaxaura rugosa
    The specimens from 8 Jan →

  6. 3 specimens, 3 names

    Dictyota pinnatifida 1, Dictyota pulchella 1, Hydrolithon farinosum 1

    Dictyota pinnatifidaHydrolithon farinosumDictyota pulchella
    The specimens from 9 Jan →

  7. 5 specimens, 5 names

    Anotrichium tenue 1, Caulerpa occidentalis 1, Dictyota mertensii 1

    TurbinariaDictyota mertensiiCaulerpa occidentalisAnotrichium tenue
    The specimens from 12 Jan →

  8. 2 specimens, 2 names

    Ptilothamnion speluncarum 1, Wrangelia argus 1

    Ptilothamnion speluncarumWrangelia argus
    The specimens from 13 Jan →

  9. 2 specimens, 1 name

    Asteronema breviarticulatum 2

    Asteronema breviarticulatumAsteronema breviarticulatum
    The specimens from 14 Jan →

  10. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Amphiroa fragilissima 1

    Amphiroa fragilissima
    The specimens from 16 Jan →

  11. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Dictyota mertensii 1

    Dictyota mertensii
    The specimens from 19 Jan →

  12. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Martensia fragilis 1

    Martensia fragilis
    The specimens from 21 Jan →

  13. 4 specimens, 3 names

    Cladophora 2, Acanthophora 1, Caulerpa sertularioides 1

    AcanthophoraCladophoraCaulerpa sertularioidesCladophora
    The specimens from 26 Jan →

  14. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Laurencia 1

    Laurencia
    The specimens from 1 Feb →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Dictyotaceae 13, Rhodomelaceae 9, Udoteaceae 5, Sargassaceae 4, Galaxauraceae 4, Caulerpaceae 3.

From the field

Dictyopteris delicatulaDictyopteris delicatulaUdoteaUdoteaLobophora variegataLobophora variegataDictyota mertensiiDictyota mertensiiLaurenciaLaurenciaPadina sanctae-crucisPadina sanctae-crucisCoelothrix irregularisCoelothrix irregularisGalaxaura rugosaGalaxaura rugosaLaurenciaLaurenciaPhyllodictyon anastomosansPhyllodictyon anastomosans
All 61 photographed specimens →

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