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Caulerpa webbiana
Bottlebrush green seaweed
As recorded: Caulerpa webbiana var. pickeringii (Harvey & Bailey) Eubank, 1946
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W.Maxwell S. Doty →Jan Newhouse →
- Collector number
- MSD 11162
- Date
- June 9, 1952
- Locality
- Takeke
- Island
- Raroia Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1952, Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Caulerpa webbiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-20.
2026-04-20
38479 Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España
(c) Borja Fierro-Leva, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-20
38479 Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España
(c) Borja Fierro-Leva, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-25
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-24
Jablillo lagoon Lanzarote
(c) phil_newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-20
Charco Naturale
(c) phil_newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-10
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa webbiana. BISH 455864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956429551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/455864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956429551 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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