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Cystoseira compressa
As recorded: Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff & Nizamuddin, 1975
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Bernatowicz, A.J.
- Collector number
- 62-119
- Date
- March 13, 1962
- Locality
- Near the Zoological Station, Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Region
- France
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 13, 1962, Bernatowicz, A.J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Cystoseira compressa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 153 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Punta del Lajial
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
El Rincon
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Baja Rosario
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Girona, ES-CT, ES
(c) Pau Garcia-Guix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Pedaso
(c) Max22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Girona, ES-CT, ES
(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cystoseira compressa. BISH 555203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596878. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/555203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956596878 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026