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Pikea
As recorded: Pikea Harvey, 1853
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Dumontiaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 6281
- Date
- September 19, 1944
- Locality
- Mussel Point, Pacific Grove
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 19, 1944, Doty, M.S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Pikea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.

2026-07-15
CA, US
(c) Stephanie Stock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
Pillar Point West Shoreline Trail, CA, US
(c) Stephanie Stock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
San Mateo County, CA, USA
(c) Stephanie Stock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-08
Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) imcote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-31
San Mateo, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, United States
no rights reserved

2019-08-04
Mendocino County, CA, USA
(c) Stephanie Stock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pikea. BISH 537907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956437444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/537907.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956437444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
