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Melobesia
As recorded: Melobesia J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1812
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Hapalidiaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 16043
- Date
- January 14, 1958
- Locality
- Argao
- Island
- Cebu
- Region
- Cebu Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 14, 1958, Doty, M.S. also collected 10 other specimens.
Melobesia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 420 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada
no rights reserved
2026-10-12
Breaker Bay Near
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, CA
(c) ethanrglass, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
The Esplanade (near 230), Island Bay, Wellington 6023, New Zealand
(c) Sean Hearst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Gisborne, NZ
(c) mitchbearman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Balboa Island North Channel, Newport Beach, CA, US
(c) Alexandra Noyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melobesia. BISH 536791. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956359258. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/536791.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956359258 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026