Mastophora
Bolas Spiders
As recorded: Mastophora Decaisne, 1842
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Mastophoraceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Meñez, E.G.Maxwell S. Doty →Ernani Meñez →
- Collector number
- MSD 16160
- Locality
- Cuenco Island, Hundred Islands
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Pangasinan Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mastophora observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 847 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Camp Lejeune, NC 28547, USA
(c) Vincent Rusler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Montgomery County, OH, USA
(c) dillonmr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Centreville, VA, USA
(c) Jacob Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Dogwood Ave, Johnson City, TN, US
(c) Abigail Pyburn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Bluemont, WV 20135, USA
(c) Brian Magurn, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Blountville
(c) Josh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mastophora. BISH 512225. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/512225.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676830 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026