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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Collector number
- RT 1006
- Date
- June 21, 1965
- Locality
- Guanacaste, Playa Coco (Pacific coast)
- Region
- Costa Rica
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1965, Tsuda, R.T. also collected 6 other specimens.
Hypnea musciformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
9J6P+5R, 2520-206 Peniche, Portugal
(c) catarina0806, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR
(c) alfredoherrero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR
(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Silvi (Cerrano Sub)
(c) Camillo De Berardinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hypnea musciformis. BISH 534804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956621120. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534804.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956621120 ↗
- 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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