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Colpomenia sinuosa
Oyster thief
As recorded: Colpomenia sinuosa (Mert. ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Scytosiphonales › Scytosiphonaceae
- Collected by
- Meñez, E.G.
- Collector number
- T-1134
- Date
- September 28, 1967
- Locality
- Solong-on
- Island
- Siquijor Island
- Region
- Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 28, 1967, Meñez, E.G. also collected 12 other specimens.
Colpomenia sinuosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 632 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) edithchamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA
(c) Zubair Abdullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Chili
(c) qfaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
San Diego, CA, US
(c) Clarissa Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colpomenia sinuosa. BISH 554986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956164982. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554986.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956164982 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026