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Plocamium in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Brenna Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Brenna Green
BISH 518244Botany

Plocamium

As recorded: Plocamium J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae

Collected by
Chamberlain
Collector number
s.n.
Locality
Usa
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
52 Bishop specimens of Plocamium · collected 1882–2006Species page ›

Plocamium observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,593 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Plocamium observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Valley Noust - Orkney

(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Plocamium observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

La Jolla, CA 92037, USA

(c) Patricia Pauchnick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Plocamium observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Jess Comley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Plocamium observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US

(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Plocamium observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

CA, US

(c) amyellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Plocamium observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Cockburnspath, Scotland, GB

(c) Geoff Morgan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Plocamium. BISH 518244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956254319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/518244.

Record sources