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Ptilota serrata
Northern sea fern
As recorded: Ptilota serrata Kützing, 1847
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Wrangeliaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Fahey, E.M.Maxwell S. Doty →E.M. Fahey →
- Collector number
- MSD 7083
- Date
- August 27, 1947
- Locality
- Southern shore Gaspé Peninsula
- Region
- Quebec, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1947, Doty, M.S.; Fahey, E.M. also collected 11 other specimens.
Ptilota serrata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-23.
2026-04-23
Rimouski-Neigette, CA-QC, CA
(c) Mathilde Richard-Pitre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Samoa Beach, Humboldt County, CA, USA
(c) Sydney Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
Trinidad, CA 95570, USA
(c) Ariel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-25
Heritage Rd, Conception Bay South, NL, CA
(c) Max Tatchell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-15
Canada
no rights reserved
2025-03-05
Dominion, NS B1G 1V1, Canada
(c) alicia penney, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Ptilota serrata. BISH 538203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/538203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956284796 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026