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Pterocladiella capillacea
Branched wing weed
As recorded: Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmel.) Santel. & Hommers.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gelidiales › Pterocladiaceae
- Collected by
- Tanaka, J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 20, 1949
- Locality
- [Pacific; Asia; Japan; Amami Islands; Kagoshima Prefecture; Mage Island
- Island
- Mageshima
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1949, Tanaka, J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pterocladiella capillacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Milford Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-08-10
Newport Beach, CA, USA
(c) Gavin Skeen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-09
Kennedy Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-07-19
Browns Bay Reef, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-07-12
Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-06-21
Guarapari, ES, Brasil
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterocladiella capillacea. BISH 531785. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956499410. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/531785.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956499410 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026