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BISH 538262Botany

Polyopes

As recorded: Polyopes J.Agardh, 1849

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Halymeniales › Halymeniaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.
Collector number: MSD 22839
Date: October 7, 1971
Locality: Pointe aux Roxhes, near Souillac
Island: Mauritius
Region: Mauritius
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Polyopes · collected 1952–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 7, 1971, Doty, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polyopes observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.

Polyopes observed 2026-07-15

2026-07-15

Mitchells Plain, 7798, South Africa

(c) Jared Zachary Herman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Polyopes observed 2025-11-11

2025-11-11

Mkhondo Local Municipality, South Africa

(c) Shobie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyopes observed 2024-09-23

2024-09-23

Oudekraal (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, 8005, South Africa

(c) carel van der Colff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyopes observed 2024-03-11

2024-03-11

South Atlantic Ocean, WC, ZA

(c) ryanderoo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyopes observed 2022-05-02

2022-05-02

jjam reef False Bay, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Polyopes observed 2022-05-02

2022-05-02

atlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Polyopes. BISH 538262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956151266. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/538262.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956151266 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026