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Plocamium cartilagineum
As recorded: Gelidium cartilagineum (L.) Gaillon
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 9773
- Locality
- South Bay
- Island
- Isla Cedros
- Region
- Baja California, Mexico
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Plocamium cartilagineum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,420 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Valley Noust - Orkney
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
(c) Patricia Pauchnick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
CA, US
(c) amyellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Cockburnspath, Scotland, GB
(c) Geoff Morgan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-12
Capitola, CA, USA
(c) jennithings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plocamium cartilagineum. BISH 531589. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956382551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/531589.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956382551 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
