Plectonema
As recorded: Plectonema Thuret ex Gomont, 1892
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Microcoleaceae
- Collected by
- Daily, W.A.
- Collector number
- 740
- Date
- September 9, 1940
- Locality
- Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati
- Region
- Ohio, United States
- Identified by
- Drouet, F.E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Plectonema observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-22.
2025-11-22
Needham, MA, USA
no rights reserved
2025-11-19
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) Alex Kenins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-10-23
Lake Park, Georgia
(c) bgcrews, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2007-02-14
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) Glenn McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plectonema. BISH 552915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/552915.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422503 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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