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Pterocladiella capillacea
Branched wing weed
As recorded: Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmel.) Santel. & Hommers.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gelidiales › Pterocladiaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 307
- Date
- January 15, 1946
- Locality
- La Jolla
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 15, 1946, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 2 other specimens.
Pterocladiella capillacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Milford Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-08-10
Newport Beach, CA, USA
(c) Gavin Skeen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-09
Kennedy Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-07-19
Browns Bay Reef, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-07-12
Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-06-21
Guarapari, ES, Brasil
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterocladiella capillacea. BISH 538895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956666360. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/538895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956666360 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026