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Avrainvillea nigricans

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BISH 494721Botany

Avrainvillea nigricans

As recorded: Avrainvillea nigricans Decne.

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Dichotomosiphonaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD 21317
Date: June 29, 1960
Locality: Urak Island
Island: Mwokil Atoll
Region: Pohnpei, Micronesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

47 Bishop specimens of Avrainvillea nigricans · collected 1907–1974Species page ›

Avrainvillea nigricans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-11-18.

Avrainvillea nigricans observed 2022-11-18

2022-11-18

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Bermuda, BM

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Avrainvillea nigricans observed 2022-10-16

2022-10-16

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Bermuda, BM

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Avrainvillea nigricans. BISH 494721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494721.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956317034 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026