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Ectocarpus
maiden's hair
As recorded: Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Ectocarpales › Ectocarpaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 6322
- Date
- February 10, 1945
- Locality
- Moss Beach; San Mateo County
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1945, Doty, M.S. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ectocarpus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ectocarpus. BISH 556785. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/556785.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956506674 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026