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Neorhodomela larix
Black Pine Seaweed
As recorded: Neorhodomela larix (Turner) Masuda, 1982
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- O'Neal, O.R.
- Collector number
- 270
- Date
- July 17, 1940
- Locality
- South Bay, Cape Arago
- Region
- Oregon, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1940, O'Neal, O.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Neorhodomela larix observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.

2026-10-07
Crescent City
(c) Felicia Follum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Westshore Rd, Bodega Bay, CA, US
(c) khue123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Sonoma County, CA, USA
(c) amutti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-12
Little River Market, Little River, CA 95456, USA
(c) James Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
AK, US
(c) awpiston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Central Coast, BC, CA
(c) lydiawalton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Neorhodomela larix. BISH 539767. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139788. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/539767.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139788 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
