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Hormosira banksii
Neptune's necklace
As recorded: Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decne.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Hormosiraceae
- Collected by
- Womersley, H.B.S.
- Collector number
- A13697
- Date
- December 31, 1950
- Locality
- Port Augusta
- Region
- South Australia, Australia
- Identified by
- Womersley, H.B.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hormosira banksii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,747 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Marina Dr, Picton, Marlborough, NZ
(c) Wetlandgardener, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Easton Rd, North Shields, AU
(c) Wendy Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Arrawarra Headland, AU
(c) Liam Hall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Coles Bay, Coles Bay, TAS, AU
(c) Sue Tardif, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
5PXR+79, Cape Conran VIC 3888, Australia
(c) katieflack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
The Wheelhouse, Manyana, NSW, AU
(c) craig353, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hormosira banksii. BISH 557344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956641967. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/557344.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956641967 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026