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Ectocarpus siliculosus
As recorded: Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngb.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Ectocarpales › Ectocarpaceae
- Collected by
- Taylor, W.R.; Wood, R.D.; FaheyE.M. Fahey →Wm. R. Taylor →R.D. Wood →
- Collector number
- 7166
- Date
- August 3, 1947
- Locality
- Penikese Island; Dukes County
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Doty, M.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1947, Taylor, W.R.; Wood, R.D.; Fahey also collected 16 other specimens.
Chaetomorpha aerea
Botany
Chordaria flagelliformis
Botany
Delamarea attenuata
Botany
Desmarestia aculeata
Botany
Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus
Botany
Elachista fucicola
Botany
Elachista fucicola
Botany
Ulva lactuca
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Ulva lactuca
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Ulva linza
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Ulva linza
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Ulva linza
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Ulva prolifera
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Ulva prolifera
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Ulva prolifera
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Ulva prolifera
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Ectocarpus siliculosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 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)
2025-02-01
James Island, SC, US
(c) L. Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-21
Cygnet, TAS 7112, Australia
(c) Kim Finney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-03-24
Bronx River, New York, NY, US
(c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-02-27
Manhattan State Hospital, New York, NY, US
(c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ectocarpus siliculosus. BISH 556921. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/556921.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559051 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026