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Valonia aegagropila
As recorded: Valonia aegagropila C.A.Aghardh, 1823
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Valoniaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 25, 1953
- Locality
- Upper 30 ft of outer slope of reef platform. SE Falanik? islet in area of transect #1
- Island
- Ifaluk Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 25, 1953, Abbott, D.P. also collected 4 other specimens.
Valonia aegagropila observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-21.
2026-06-21
Ponton, étang de Thau, France
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
11430 Gruissan, France
(c) Franc-Christophe Baurens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-22
11430 Gruissan, France
(c) mothdragon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-03
Etang de Leucate, Leucate, Occitanie, FR
(c) kreisberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-01
11560 Fleury, France
(c) Olivier Argagnon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-07-19
Pointe de la Corrège, Leucate, Occitanie, FR
(c) jeff54500, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Valonia aegagropila. BISH 550009. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956577187. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550009.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956577187 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026