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Elachista fucicola
As recorded: Elachista fucicola (Velley) Aresch.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Ectocarpales › Chordariaceae
- Collected by
- Taylor, W.R.; Wood, R.D.; FaheyE.M. Fahey →Wm. R. Taylor →R.D. Wood →
- Collector number
- MSD 7198
- Date
- August 3, 1947
- Locality
- Penikese Island; Dukes County
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1947, Taylor, W.R.; Wood, R.D.; Fahey also collected 16 other specimens.
Elachista fucicola observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 73 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
H969+MR, Chathill NE67 5AN, UK
(c) Amy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom
(c) Paul Brazier, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-13
Kittery, ME, US
(c) coastx-inaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-20
Alberni-Clayoquot, BC, CA
(c) Maisie Roy-Musor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Gambier Island, BC V0N, Canada
(c) Ruby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-24
Hayburn Wyke, North-east Yorkshire, England, UK
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elachista fucicola. BISH 557001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956431429. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/557001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956431429 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
