Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Ectocarpus
maiden's hair
As recorded: Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Ectocarpales › Ectocarpaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- 20231
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ectocarpus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Scapa Bay - Orkney, UK
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Samoa, CA 95564, USA
(c) kpearson973, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Humboldt County, CA, USA
(c) Sela Raisl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-12
Falmouth TR11 4LX, UK
(c) aliceyypoo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-24
North Pacific Ocean, CA, US
(c) sylvansea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-01
James Island, SC, US
(c) L. Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ectocarpus. BISH 556780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411280. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/556780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411280 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026