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Platythalia

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BISH 554616Botany

Platythalia

As recorded: Platythalia Sonder, 1845

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.
Collector number: MSD 24105
Date: September 18, 1971
Locality: Perth; Mangel's Bay
Region: Western Australia, Australia
Identified by: Hare, J.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

2 Bishop specimens of Platythalia · collected 1971–1971Species page ›

Platythalia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-11-13.

Platythalia observed 2022-11-13

2022-11-13

Halls Head WA 6210, Australia

(c) Albert Pessarrodona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Platythalia observed 2022-01-18

2022-01-18

Yellabinna SA 5690, Australia

(c) Albert Pessarrodona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Platythalia observed 2022-01-09

2022-01-09

Busselton, WA, Australia

(c) Albert Pessarrodona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Platythalia. BISH 554616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956331564. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554616.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956331564 ↗
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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