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Prionitis sternbergii
Bleach Weed
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Halymeniales › Halymeniaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 4057
- Date
- December 16, 1941
- Locality
- Brookings
- Region
- Oregon, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 16, 1941, Doty, M.S. also collected 10 other specimens.
Prionitis sternbergii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 178 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-31.

2026-07-31
Victoria, BC, Canada
no rights reserved

2026-07-27
Victoria, BC, Canada
no rights reserved

2026-07-19
San Mateo County, CA, USA
(c) fexcad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13
Cove Rd, WA, US
(c) JulesPNW, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13
Cove Rd, WA, US
(c) JulesPNW, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Salish Sea, Sunshine Coast, BC, CA
(c) tcigagna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Prionitis sternbergii. BISH 543646. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956487890. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/543646.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956487890 ↗
- 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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