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Cystoclonium purpureum
Bushy Red Weed
As recorded: Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 6551
- Locality
- [World; North America; U.S.A.; Pine; Massachusetts
- Island
- Pine
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cystoclonium purpureum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-11.

2025-06-11
Victoria, CA-NS, CA
(c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-05
Pennant Bay, Halifax, NS, CA
(c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-14
Clam Harbour, NS, Canada
(c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-12
Calvados, Basse-Normandie, FR
(c) francois-sichel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-04-12
Calvados, Basse-Normandie, FR
(c) francois-sichel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-07-06
Petit-Rocher, NB E8J 1H7, Canada
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cystoclonium purpureum. BISH 528857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956688046. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/528857.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956688046 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
