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Caulerpa serrulata
Tooth Caulerpa
As recorded: Caulerpa serrulata (Forssk.) J.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Meñez, E.G.
- Collector number
- MSD 18604
- Date
- December 28, 1959
- Locality
- Barren Island
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1959, Meñez, E.G. also collected 17 other specimens.
Caulerpa serrulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 148 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.

2026-08-04
Red Sea, EG
(c) Martin Scheidleder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-19
البحر الأحمر, Мухафаза Сина эль-Джанубиях, EG
(c) Саранчин Евгений, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hainan, CN-HA, CN
(c) zgy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
Curaçao
(c) emmaalves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24
Playa wachi 0.5-13m
(c) larzsth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-30
India
(c) Dhayananth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa serrulata. BISH 458559. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648507. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458559.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648507 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
