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Chondracanthus canaliculatus
Lawn alga
As recorded: Chondracanthus canaliculatus (Harvey) Guiry, 1993
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Gigartinaceae
- Collected by
- Osorio Tafall, B.F.
- Collector number
- 7841
- Date
- September 1, 1946
- Locality
- San Roque Island
- Region
- Baja California, Mexico
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1946, Osorio Tafall, B.F. also collected 2 other specimens.
Chondracanthus canaliculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 518 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Paradise Point, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Alexandra Noyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Mendocino County, CA, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-16
California, US
(c) Gena Bentall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
North Pacific Ocean, CA, US
(c) z432, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
CA, US
(c) underthesea, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-17
South Cove, Coos County, OR, USA
(c) Miranda Kennedy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chondracanthus canaliculatus. BISH 532407. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956439966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/532407.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956439966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026