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Pachydictyon

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Pachydictyon

As recorded: Pachydictyon J.Agardh, 1894

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae

Collected by: Womersley, H.B.S.
Collector number: 14487
Date: January 13, 1965
Locality: Ellen Point, south side
Island: Kangaroo
Region: South Australia, Australia
Identified by: Womersley, W.H.M.
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Pachydictyon · collected 1948–1965Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 13, 1965, Womersley, H.B.S. also collected 22 other specimens.

Pachydictyon observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 98 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

Pachydictyon observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

San Vito Lo Capo (Trapani), Italia

(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pachydictyon observed 2026-08-24

2026-08-24

Taoyuan, Xinguang Village, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

(c) Cho Fungi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pachydictyon observed 2026-08-13

2026-08-13

New York, NY 10033, USA

(c) Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pachydictyon observed 2026-06-20

2026-06-20

North Pacific Ocean, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, US

(c) cdavis_aop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pachydictyon observed 2026-06-20

2026-06-20

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, US

(c) Gwen Noda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pachydictyon observed 2026-06-19

2026-06-19

Laguna Beach, CA, USA

(c) plocamium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pachydictyon. BISH 558307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166769. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558307.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956166769 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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