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Cladophora sericea
Graceful green hair
As recorded: Cladophora sericea (Huds.) Kütz.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Cladophorales › Cladophoraceae
- Collected by
- Moore, J.W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 16, 1927
- Locality
- First bay N of Vaiaau
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 16, 1927, Moore, J.W. also collected 22 other specimens.
Cladophora sericea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-08.

2025-03-08
North Pacific Ocean, Samoa, CA, US
(c) glen_duh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-24
Chair Pond Head, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, Steuben, ME, USA
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-05-27
Queens Wharf, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, UK
(c) Susan Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cladophora sericea. BISH 458890. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268107. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458890.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268107 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
