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Hypnea musciformis
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 9811
- Date
- April 19, 1951
- Locality
- Isla Cedros, South Bay
- Region
- Baja California, Mexico
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 19, 1951, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 18 other specimens.
Agardhiella subulata
Botany
Bossiella orbigniana
Botany
Chondracanthus canaliculatus
Botany
Desmarestia ligulata
Botany
Gracilaria
Botany
Haplogloia andersonii
Botany
Hincksia granulosa
Botany
Neogastroclonium subarticulatum
Botany
Osmundea
Botany
Phyllospadix scouleri
Botany
Plocamium cartilagineum
Botany
Polysiphonia hendryi
Botany
Pterocladiella capillacea
Botany
Pterosiphonia pennata
Botany
Scytosiphon lomentaria
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Smithora naiadum
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Zanardinula
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Zonaria farlowii
Botany
Hypnea musciformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea musciformis. BISH 534813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534813.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214880 ↗
- 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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