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Halymenia durvillei

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Halymenia durvillei

Dragon's breath

As recorded: Halymenia durvillei Bory, 1828

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Halymeniales › Halymeniaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD 21495
Date: August 22, 1960
Locality: Iwayama Bay
Island: Babeldaob Island
Region: Palau
Record type: Preserved specimen

66 Bishop specimens of Halymenia durvillei · collected 1959–2003Species page ›

Halymenia durvillei observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-04-19.

Halymenia durvillei observed 2018-04-19

2018-04-19

Cyrene Reefs, Singapore

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

Halymenia durvillei observed 2017-08-08

2017-08-08

Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Halymenia durvillei observed 2015-07-18

2015-07-18

Semakau Island, Singapore

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Halymenia durvillei. BISH 533884. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956441782. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/533884.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956441782 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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