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Hydrolithon farinosum
As recorded: Hydrolithon farinosum (J.V.Lamour.) Penrose & Y.M.Chamb.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Hydrolithaceae
- Collected by
- Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E.Harold E. Parks →William A. Setchell →
- Collector number
- 5024
- Date
- May 19, 1922
- Locality
- Fafaa Point
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1922, Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. also collected 9 other specimens.
Hydrolithon farinosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-22.
2025-10-22
Blaumar
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-09-04
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-03
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-24
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-22
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-22
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hydrolithon farinosum. BISH 530161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956426331. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530161.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956426331 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026