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Desmarestia ligulata
flattened acid kelp
As recorded: Desmarestia ligulata var. firma C.Ag.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Desmarestiales › Desmarestiaceae
- Collected by
- Littler, M.M.; Littler, D.D. Littler →M.M. Littler →
- Collector number
- ML 0964
- Date
- August 20, 1969
- Locality
- Carmel Submarine Canyon. San Jose Creek Beach
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- Littler, M.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1969, Littler, M.M.; Littler, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Desmarestia ligulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 566 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Netarts Bay, Tillamook, OR, US
(c) Christopher Janousek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Little River Market, Little River, CA 95456, USA
(c) James Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
North Shore Trail, CA, US
(c) divebuddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Lookout Rd, Port Angeles, WA, US
(c) Marissa Bowler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmarestia ligulata. BISH 522633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158667. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/522633.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956158667 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026