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Plocamium cartilagineum
Sea Comb
As recorded: Plocamium cartilagineum (L.) P.S.Dixon
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 2, 1910
- Locality
- Napoli
- Region
- Campania, Italy
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1910, (Not on sheet) also collected 20 other specimens.
Bryopsis corymbosa
Botany
Bryopsis plumosa
Botany
Ceramium rubrum
Botany
Ceramium strictum
Botany
Cryptonemia lomation
Botany
Dasya rigidula
Botany
Deltalsia parasitica
Botany
Gastroclonium reflexum
Botany
Gracilaria longissima
Botany
Griffithsia opuntioides
Botany
Gymnogongrus griffithsiae
Botany
Gymnogongrus griffithsiae
Botany
Halopithys incurvus
Botany
Lomentaria articulata
Botany
Lomentaria articulata
Botany
Lomentaria clavellosa
Botany
Nitophyllum punctatum
Botany
Palmaria palmata
Botany
Peyssonnelia squamaria
Botany
Pterosiphonia pennata
Botany
Plocamium cartilagineum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,420 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Valley Noust - Orkney
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
(c) Patricia Pauchnick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
CA, US
(c) amyellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Cockburnspath, Scotland, GB
(c) Geoff Morgan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Capitola, CA, USA
(c) jennithings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plocamium cartilagineum. BISH 537997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956624162. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/537997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956624162 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026