
Valonia ventricosa
sailor's eyeball alga
As recorded: Valonia ventricosa J.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Valoniaceae
- Collected by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Collector number
- RT 268
- Date
- September 8, 1963
- Locality
- Nuuli Village
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Walsh, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1963, Tsuda, R.T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Valonia ventricosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 922 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Verón Punta Cana (D.M.), Yuma, DO
(c) pyrr.spixii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
FL, US
(c) Adrian Miranda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
South Abaco, The Bahamas
(c) dakoda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Fort Lauderdale
(c) travelersrose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Fort Lauderdale
(c) quierrat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Valonia ventricosa. BISH 508933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508933.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141830 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
