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Eisenia arborea
Southern sea palm
As recorded: Eisenia arborea Areschoug, 1876
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Lessoniaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 7657
- Date
- December 31, 1948
- Locality
- Corona Del Mar; Orange County. Under wharf at Kirchoff Marine Laboratory
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1948, Doty, M.S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Eisenia arborea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 823 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Laguna Beach, CA, USA
(c) Gavin Skeen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-28
San Diego County, US-CA, US
(c) Eddie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
To Palisades Park Beach From Ocean Blvd, CA, US
(c) rspector, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
La Jolla Bl & Sea Ridge Dr, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
(c) Lavenza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Chelsea St, CA, US
(c) Jesus R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eisenia arborea. BISH 556966. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578536. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/556966.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956578536 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
