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Polysiphonia in life — In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Vishal Bhave, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

BISH 458112Botany

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 11542
Date: August 5, 1952
Locality: Raroia Atoll
Island: Raroia Atoll
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

779 Bishop specimens of Polysiphonia · collected 1896–2025Species page ›

Polysiphonia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 816 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Polysiphonia observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

intertidal zone on bognay point

(c) fionaniven, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polysiphonia observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Wales, GB

(c) mdr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polysiphonia observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

IE

(c) Clara C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polysiphonia observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Perros-Guirec, France

(c) carole_la, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polysiphonia observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Route de la Lague, Guernsey, GB

(c) Dr Mark D. Scherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Polysiphonia observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Austvågøya, Kabelvåg, Nordland, NO

(c) simonbk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Polysiphonia. BISH 458112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956137469. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458112.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956137469 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026