Halophila ovalis
Sea Wrack
As recorded: Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Bristol, M.L.
- Collector number
- 1971
- Date
- March 25, 1968
- Locality
- Lefaga: Falese'ela
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1968, Bristol, M.L. also collected 6 other specimens.
Halophila ovalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 414 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Esperance, AU-WA, AU
(c) Wayne Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Little Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island
(c) duffelbag, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-18
Batu Putih, Sekotong, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) sorayaderksen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Kabupaten Lombok Barat, West Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) Jan Frölich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Broome WA 6725, Australia
(c) alexgibson5589, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
台灣臺南市將軍區
(c) mimison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Halophila ovalis. BISH 28503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28503.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545923 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026