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Jania tenella
As recorded: Jania tenella var. zacae
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Corallinaceae
- Collected by
- Meñez, E.G.
- Collector number
- MSD 21737.
- Date
- June 20, 1960
- Locality
- Mantapeitak
- Island
- Mwand Peidak
- Region
- Pohnpei, Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1960, Meñez, E.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Jania tenella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-01-31.

2022-01-31
La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-03-11
21 Montage Way, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, USA
(c) Amber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Jania tenella. BISH 535474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528263. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/535474.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528263 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
