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Cladophora sericea
Graceful green hair
As recorded: Cladophora sericea (Huds.) Kütz.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Cladophorales › Cladophoraceae
- Collected by
- Bernatowicz, A.J.
- Collector number
- 185
- Date
- August 12, 1950
- Locality
- Woods Hole, Fisheries Pier
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1950, Bernatowicz, A.J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cladophora sericea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-08.

2025-03-08
North Pacific Ocean, Samoa, CA, US
(c) glen_duh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-24
Chair Pond Head, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, Steuben, ME, USA
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-05-27
Queens Wharf, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, UK
(c) Susan Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cladophora sericea. BISH 544485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956430319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/544485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956430319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
