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Polysiphonia hendryi
As recorded: Polysiphonia hendryi var. gardneri
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 5649
- Date
- June 23, 1943
- Locality
- Fan Shell Beach, Monterey Co
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1943, Doty, M.S. also collected 8 other specimens.
Polysiphonia hendryi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27
Humboldt County, CA, USA
(c) ponnekantihsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-21
Eureka, CA, USA
(c) halastephanie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-22
North Pacific Ocean, CA, US
(c) glen_duh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-31
Arcata, CA, USA
(c) Maria Morrow (formerly Friedman), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-31
Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) dominicpw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-31
Humboldt County, CA, USA
(c) amandapodko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polysiphonia hendryi. BISH 538418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668983. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/538418.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956668983 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
