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Rhodochorton purpureum
As recorded: Audouinella purpurea (Lightfoot) Woelkerling
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Acrochaetiales › Rhodochortonaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 22575
- Date
- May 18, 1964
- Locality
- South of Pacifica
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rhodochorton purpureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-31.
2026-01-31
Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
(c) Pierre Corbrion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-04-25
Le Portel, France
(c) Marceau Coppée, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-18
Sitka County, US-AK, US
(c) Matt Goff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2020-10-14
Weston-super-Mare, UK
(c) Paul Bowyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-06-19
Bowen Island, Bowen Island, BC, CA
(c) Tobin Sparling (he/him), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-10-28
Olympic, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, US-WA, US
(c) parasitis_voracibus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rhodochorton purpureum. BISH 539415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438518. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/539415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438518 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026