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Pachydictyon coriaceum
As recorded: Pachydictyon coriaceum (Holmes) Okamura, 1899
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 5856
- Date
- December 29, 1948
- Locality
- Santa Cruz Island, between Anchorage and Yellow-bank Anchorage
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1948, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 6 other specimens.
Pachydictyon coriaceum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-20.

2026-06-20
North Pacific Ocean, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, US
(c) cdavis_aop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, US
(c) Gwen Noda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Laguna Beach, CA, USA
(c) plocamium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09
CA, US
(c) TonyT, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09
La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
(c) Linda Pardy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-06
San Diego, CA, US
(c) TonyT, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pachydictyon coriaceum. BISH 558303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956254450. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558303.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956254450 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
