Phormidium chalybeum
As recorded: Oscillatoria chalybea Mert.
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Oscillatoriaceae
- Collected by
- Soriano, J.D.
- Collector number
- 280-2
- Date
- March 20, 1949
- Locality
- Grace Park
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Rizal Province, Philippines
- Identified by
- Drouet, F.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phormidium chalybeum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-30.
2025-09-30
Saucillo, Chih., México
(c) juanloredo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-09-16
Meoqui, Chih., México
(c) juanloredo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-02-11
El Dean, Guadalajara, Jal., México
(c) Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Phormidium chalybeum. BISH 552550. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956288457. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552550.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956288457 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026