Sphacelaria rigidula

As recorded: Sphacelaria rigidula Kütz.

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Sphacelariales › Sphacelariaceae

Collected by: Dawson, E.Y.
Collector number: 13696 A
Date: August 21, 1955
Locality: Enewetak Atoll
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Identified by: Hare, J.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

104 Bishop specimens of Sphacelaria rigidula · collected 1922–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 21, 1955, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sphacelaria rigidula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-06-06.

2019-06-06

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

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

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Cite this specimen

Sphacelaria rigidula. BISH 498051. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498051.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956693913 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026