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Acanthophora spicifera
prickly seaweed
As recorded: Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Trono Jr., G.C.
- Collector number
- T 4084
- Date
- January 2, 1970
- Locality
- Tapul Group; Siasi
- Island
- Tapaan
- Region
- Sulu Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1970, Trono Jr., G.C. also collected 20 other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
Botany
Centroceras clavulatum
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Ceramium
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Champia
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Champia parvula
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Coelothrix irregularis
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Dicranema
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Dicranema
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Gelidium
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Gracilaria
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Gracilaria coronopifolia
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Hemitrema
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Hemitrema
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Hypnea
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Hypnea
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Laurencia
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Martensia
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Martensia
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Spyridia filamentosa
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Spyridia filamentosa
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Acanthophora spicifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 465 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-09
Santa Marta, Magdalena, CO
(c) Ryan F. Mandelbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-01
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthophora spicifera. BISH 525878. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956288366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/525878.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956288366 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026