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Cottoniella filamentosa
As recorded: Cottoniella filamentosa (M.Howe) Børgesen
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Sarcomeniaceae
- Collected by
- Sutcliffe, W.; Lowenstam, H.H. Lowenstam →W. Sutcliffe →
- Collector number
- 53-515
- Locality
- Castle Roads
- Island
- Hamilton
- Region
- Bermuda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cottoniella filamentosa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-26.

2026-03-26
Lanzarote, PdC East Reefs
(c) Tony Gilbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Parque Rural de Teno, Buenavista del Norte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES
(c) philippheiser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-25
El Médano (T), 38612, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-11
Lanzarote, PdC East Reefs
(c) Tony Gilbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-27
Puerto Rico, Provincia di Las Palmas, Spagna
(c) Gabriele Santagati, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-30
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Cottoniella filamentosa. BISH 529307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956288380. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/529307.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956288380 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
