Nostoc commune
Star Jelly
As recorded: Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Nostocaceae
- Collected by
- Ward, R.I.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 15, 1957
- Locality
- some 600 miles from South Pole
- Island
- Rose
- Region
- Antarctica
- Identified by
- Drouet, F.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Nostoc commune observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14,502 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kent Downs, Rochester, England, GB
(c) Alexander Pomfret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Randall County, TX, USA
(c) Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Randall County, TX, USA
(c) Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Peberholm, Kastrup, Region Hovedstaden, DK
(c) thomasvikstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Rance, Sivry-Rance, Hainaut, BE
(c) yveshd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Main St, Gembrook, VIC, AU
(c) GPMoore.Esq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nostoc commune. BISH 552447. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552447.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956494637 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026