Polysiphonia
As recorded: Polysiphonia Greville, 1823
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W.Maxwell S. Doty →Jan Newhouse →
- Collector number
- MSD 11967.1
- Date
- August 28, 1952
- Locality
- Raroia Atoll
- Island
- Raroia Atoll
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1952, Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W. also collected 7 other specimens.
Polysiphonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 814 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
IE
(c) Clara C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Perros-Guirec, France
(c) carole_la, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Route de la Lague, Guernsey, GB
(c) Dr Mark D. Scherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-09
Austvågøya, Kabelvåg, Nordland, NO
(c) simonbk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Sark, GG
(c) Julien A . J . B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Anglesey, Wales, GB
(c) Paul Brazier, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Polysiphonia. BISH 458102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235234 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026