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Lobophora variegata
Encrusting fan-leaf alga
As recorded: Lobophora variegata (J.V.Lamour.) Womersley ex E.C.Oliveira
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Fisher, J.R.
- Collector number
- MSD 32576
- Date
- May 25, 1985
- Locality
- Motu Mute
- Island
- Bora Bora
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1985, Fisher, J.R. also collected 21 other specimens.
Boodlea composita
Botany
Caulerpa chemnitzia
Botany
Caulerpa racemosa
Botany
Caulerpa sertularioides
Botany
Caulerpa webbiana
Botany
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
Botany
Codium geppiorum
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Dictyota bartayresiana
Botany
Feldmannia mitchelliae
Botany
Gelidiella acerosa
Botany
Halimeda distorta
Botany
Halimeda heteromorpha
Botany
Halimeda macroloba
Botany
Halimeda minima
Botany
Hydroclathrus clathratus
Botany
Padina
Botany
Pseudochnoospora implexa
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Symploca
Botany
Ulva compressa
Botany
Lobophora variegata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.
2026-08-08
Wool Bay SA 5575, Australia
(c) Elizabeth Solich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
South Pacific Ocean, Collaroy, AU
(c) Ranger Jenny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Newport, NSW, AU
(c) oseanx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Adelaide SA, Australia
(c) susanbelperio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lobophora variegata. BISH 557775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/557775.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488656 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026