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Polysiphonia
As recorded: Polysiphonia Greville, 1823
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Curtiss, A.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 1, 1896
- Locality
- [World; North America; U.S.A.; Key West; Florida
- Island
- Key West
- Region
- Florida, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polysiphonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1896. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 814 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
IE
(c) Clara C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Perros-Guirec, France
(c) carole_la, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Route de la Lague, Guernsey, GB
(c) Dr Mark D. Scherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-09
Austvågøya, Kabelvåg, Nordland, NO
(c) simonbk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Sark, GG
(c) Julien A . J . B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Anglesey, Wales, GB
(c) Paul Brazier, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polysiphonia. BISH 538604. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956688078. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/538604.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956688078 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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