Halimeda gracilis

As recorded: Halimeda gracilis Harv.

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae

Collected by: Horwitz, L.
Collector number: MD9720
Date: July 27, 1951
Locality: on the drop off of lagoon reef off Ine Village. Not deep than 10 ft at high tide today
Island: Ine Island
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Colinvaux, L.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

61 Bishop specimens of Halimeda gracilis · collected 1936–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 27, 1951, Horwitz, L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Halimeda gracilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-25.

2025-11-25

Colombo -Matara Road, Southern Province, LK

(c) Luis de Ossorno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14

Galle, Sri Lanka

(c) Floyd E. Hayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14

Galle, Sri Lanka

(c) Floyd E. Hayes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-07

Koggala Beach Park, 南部省, LK

(c) naturalistchu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-21

Weligama, LK-MH, LK

(c) Vsevolod Rudyi, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-01-15

Hinchinbrook, QLD, Australia

(c) Matthew Connors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Halimeda gracilis. BISH 547038. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434515. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/547038.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956434515 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026