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Peyssonnelia

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BISH 521979Botany

Peyssonnelia

As recorded: Peyssonnelia Decaisne, 1841

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Peyssonneliales › Peyssonneliaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD 23447
Date: July 31, 1960
Locality: Near S end of Moen Is., Truk.
Island: Moen
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Identified by: Trono Jr., G.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

242 Bishop specimens of Peyssonnelia · collected 1881–2025Species page ›

Peyssonnelia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 74 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.

Peyssonnelia observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Baia Spiaggia di Macari (Trapani), Italia

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Peyssonnelia observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Baia Spiaggia di Macari (Trapani), Italia

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Peyssonnelia observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Baia Spiaggia di Macari (Trapani), Italia

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Peyssonnelia observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Baia Spiaggia di Macari (Trapani), Italia

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Peyssonnelia observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Faraglioni di Scopello, Castellammare del Golfo (Trapani), Italia

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Peyssonnelia observed 2026-07-04

2026-07-04

Caramassaigne, Marseille, France

(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Peyssonnelia. BISH 521979. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249650. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/521979.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956249650 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026