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Halimeda macroloba
erect sea cactus
As recorded: Halimeda macroloba Decaisne
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 1867
- Date
- May 1, 1957
- Locality
- Jokaj area, between mainland and Takatik Islet
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1957, Stone, B.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Halimeda macroloba observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-21.

2024-03-21
(c) WILDDADA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-01
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) aeemariotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-06
War in the Pacific NHP
(c) Ashton Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2014-10-25
7 Coral Esplanade, Cannonvale, QLD, AU
(c) Megan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-04-08
Pouembout, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halimeda macroloba. BISH 547186. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488638. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/547186.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488638 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
