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Padina boryana
Turkeytail Seaweed
As recorded: Padina boryana Thivy, 1966
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, L.
- Collector number
- MSD 31400
- Date
- August 12, 1975
- Locality
- Upolu
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Skelton, P.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1975, Funk, L. also collected 14 other specimens.
Padina boryana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-22.

2025-12-22
South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Andrea Dingeldein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-17
MkambatiNature Reserve, Gwegwe
(c) Kate G, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-28
Kavera Tapere, Arorangi District, Cook Islands
(c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-12-24
Mkambati Nature Reserve, Flagstaff, EC, ZA
(c) Sunčana Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-25
Tofo, Inhambane Province, Mozambique
(c) GLENN STOCKIL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-25
Matutuíne, MZ-MP, MZ
(c) Rob Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Padina boryana. BISH 558367. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558367.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
