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Oscillatoria margaritifera
As recorded: Oscillatoria margaritifera Kütz. ex Gomont
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Oscillatoriaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 11401
- Date
- February 26, 1953
- Locality
- Inner Binh Cang Bay
- Region
- Vietnam
- Identified by
- Drouet, F.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1953, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 5 other specimens.
Oscillatoria margaritifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-03.

2024-09-03
Eslovenia
(c) Martín Vindšnurer Léndez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-12
Quincy, MA, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oscillatoria margaritifera. BISH 552590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956596871 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
