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Costaria costata
seersucker kelp
As recorded: Costaria costata C.Ag.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Costariaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 6251
- Date
- September 9, 1944
- Locality
- Mussel Point, Pacific Grove; Monterey County
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Costaria costata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,543 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Mendocino Headlands Trail, Mendocino, CA, US
(c) inatalie8, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Capital, CA-BC, CA
(c) plantwatcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Capital, BC, CA
(c) Hazel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Sequim, WA, US
(c) Steve Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Clover Pt, Victoria, BC, CA
(c) Erin Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Sombrio Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Costaria costata. BISH 555028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956631909. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/555028.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956631909 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026