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Sphacelaria

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BISH 458905Botany

Sphacelaria

As recorded: Sphacelaria H.C.Lyngbye, 1818

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Sphacelariales › Sphacelariaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: May 19, 1927
Locality: Faaroa Bay
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

102 Bishop specimens of Sphacelaria · collected 1905–2007Species page ›

Sphacelaria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-06-06.

Sphacelaria observed 2019-06-06

2019-06-06

West Beach, Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

(c) Bridgette Clarkston, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Sphacelaria. BISH 458905. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/458905.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956366975 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026