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Caulerpa mexicana
As recorded: Caulerpa mexicana (Sonder Ex Kuet.) J.Ahardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Bernatowicz, A.J.
- Collector number
- 53-546
- Date
- July 28, 1953
- Island
- Challenger Bank
- Region
- Bermuda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1953, Bernatowicz, A.J. also collected 16 other specimens.
Acicularia
Botany
Cladophora crispula
Botany
Codium coralloides
Botany
Codium isthmocladum
Botany
Corallinaceae
Botany
Corallinaceae
Botany
Dictyota divaricata
Botany
incertae sedis
Botany
Jania pumila
Botany
Leptolyngbya crosbyana
Botany
Nemacystus howei
Botany
Peyssonnelia
Botany
Sporochnus bolleanus
Botany
Sporochnus bolleanus
Botany
Stypopodium zonale
Botany
Turbinaria tricostata
Botany
Caulerpa mexicana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-08.
2025-07-08
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-04-27
Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-03-04
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-01-16
North Pacific Ocean, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-31
Q9JM+WXX, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530045, India
(c) Dr. Deepu Visweswar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-30
Martin County, FL, USA
(c) jonsense, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa mexicana. BISH 542001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956430309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/542001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956430309 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026