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Wrangelia
As recorded: Wrangelia C.Agardh, 1828
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Wrangeliaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 10330
- Date
- February 6, 1952
- Locality
- Poipu Beach
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 1952, Doty, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Botryocladia skottsbergii
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Centroceras clavulatum
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Centroceras clavulatum
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Chondria
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Codium arabicum
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Codium edule
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Colpomenia sinuosa
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Dictyosphaeria versluysii
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Feldmannia mitchelliae
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Gelidiella
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Gelidiopsis
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Gelidium
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Hypnea
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Hypnea
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Jania subulata
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Jania subulata
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Laurencia
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Laurencia dendroidea
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Neomeris vanbosseae
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Padina gymnospora
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Wrangelia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-17.
2026-07-17
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-03-17
North Pacific Ocean, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) khein2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-08
Paiko Dr, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) khein2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wrangelia. BISH 540502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/540502.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360323 ↗
- 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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