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Scinaia confusa
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Nemaliales › Scinaiaceae
- Collected by
- Gardner, N.L.
- Collector number
- 5042
- Date
- July 1, 1924
- Locality
- La Jolla, San Diego County.
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Walsh, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1924, Gardner, N.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Scinaia confusa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.

2026-08-13
Ucluelet, BC, CA
(c) Johanna Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-17
Little River, CA, USA
(c) Rebecca Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-09
Ucluelet, BC, Canada
(c) Bridgette Clarkston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-09
Strathcona, BC, Canada
(c) plants_and_pottery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-18
Terrace Beach, Ucluelet, BC, Canada
(c) Bridgette Clarkston, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2022-11-22
Van Damme Beach, Little River, CA, US
(c) LaurieF, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scinaia confusa. BISH 532534. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956431349. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/532534.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956431349 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
