Acanthophora spicifera

prickly seaweed

As recorded: Acanthophora spicifera (M.Vahl) Børgesen

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD 15669
Date: July 15, 1960
Locality: Lele Harbor
Island: Kosrae (=Kusaie)
Region: Micronesia
Coordinates: 5.3292, 163.0306
Record type: Preserved specimen

388 Bishop specimens of Acanthophora spicifera · collected 1924–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 15, 1960, Meñez, E.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Acanthophora spicifera. BISH 525882. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644541. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/525882.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956644541 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026