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Lophurella caespitosa
As recorded: Lophurella caespitosa (Harv.) Falkenb.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Lindauer, V.W.
- Collector number
- 42
- Date
- 1937
- Locality
- Bay of Islands
- Region
- North Island, New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lophurella caespitosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-09-28.

2019-09-28
South Taranaki, NZ-TK, NZ
(c) Karen Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-09-27
South Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand
(c) Thomas McElroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lophurella caespitosa. BISH 536821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956439975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/536821.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956439975 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
