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Desmarestia ligulata
As recorded: Desmarestia ligulata (Stackh.) J.V.Lamour.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Desmarestiales › Desmarestiaceae
- Collected by
- Tilden, J.E.
- Collector number
- 244
- Date
- July 8, 1898
- Locality
- Oak Bay, Victoria
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Identified by
- Barton, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Desmarestia ligulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1898. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 567 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)

2026-09-14
Netarts Bay, Tillamook, OR, US
(c) Christopher Janousek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Little River Market, Little River, CA 95456, USA
(c) James Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
North Shore Trail, CA, US
(c) divebuddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmarestia ligulata. BISH 555530. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956485029. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/555530.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956485029 ↗
- 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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