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Caulerpa serrulata
Tooth Caulerpa
As recorded: Caulerpa serrulata (Forssk.) J.Agardh
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Caulerpaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Velasquez, G.T.Maxwell S. Doty →G.T. Velasquez →
- Collector number
- MSD 16653
- Date
- May 21, 1958
- Locality
- Benticayan Bay, just south of Vinticayan Pt., Benticayan
- Island
- Catanduanes
- Region
- Catanduanes Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1958, Doty, M.S.; Velasquez, G.T. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Caulerpa serrulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 148 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.

2026-08-04
Red Sea, EG
(c) Martin Scheidleder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-19
البحر الأحمر, Мухафаза Сина эль-Джанубиях, EG
(c) Саранчин Евгений, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hainan, CN-HA, CN
(c) zgy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
Curaçao
(c) emmaalves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24
Playa wachi 0.5-13m
(c) larzsth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-30
India
(c) Dhayananth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caulerpa serrulata. BISH 542945. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956222446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/542945.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956222446 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
