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Cheilosporum
As recorded: Cheilosporum (Decaisne) Zanardini, 1844
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Corallinaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 12109
- Date
- September 15, 1952
- Locality
- Arue Point
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1952, Doty, M.S. also collected 21 other specimens.
Cheilosporum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Faraglioni di Scopello, Castellammare del Golfo (Trapani), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-21
Indian Ocean, MZ
(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-21
Northland, New Zealand
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-21
Northland, New Zealand
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-12
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Zachary Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-02
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cheilosporum. BISH 512090. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644799. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/512090.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956644799 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
