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Caulerpa prolifera
As recorded: Caulerpa prolifera (Forssk.) J.V.Lamour.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Bernatowicz, A.J.
- Collector number
- 53-498
- Date
- July 25, 1953
- Locality
- Riddles Bay, Little Sound
- Island
- Hamilton
- Region
- Bermuda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1953, Bernatowicz, A.J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Caulerpa prolifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 291 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19
Crete, Crete, GR
(c) Lorenzo Fraysse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08
Spanien
(c) hbehncke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03
Italia
(c) Lorenzo Merotto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Badia de les Ninfes
(c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-29
Faro, Portugal
(c) Pedro Antunes da Costa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-28
Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa prolifera. BISH 542100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956137197. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/542100.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956137197 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
