Gigartina

As recorded: Gigartina Stackhouse, 1809

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Gigartinaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.
Collector number: MSD 14447
Locality: Moss Beach
Region: California, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

58 Bishop specimens of Gigartina · collected 1850–1988Species page ›

Gigartina observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,263 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Cayucos, CA 93430, USA

(c) Adam Dibley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Trinidad, CA 95570, USA

(c) Tiffany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

(c) petitcrabe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

MacKerricher State Park, CA, US

(c) Seth Lebow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Queens Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB

(c) Anna Kellagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Paradise Point, San Diego, CA, US

(c) Alexandra Noyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gigartina. BISH 532073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956395814. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/532073.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956395814 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026