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Padina
Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds
As recorded: Padina M.Adanson, 1763
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4146
- Date
- December 29, 1968
- Locality
- Tahiti Iti, Te Pahi section
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1968, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asteronema breviarticulatum
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Caulerpa racemosa
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Chnoospora minima
Botany
Feldmannia indica
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Turbinaria ornata
Botany
Padina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,437 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
North Pacific Ocean, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
35118 Agüimes, Provinz Las Palmas, Spanien
(c) Charlotte Reisz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
(c) Ian Creasey, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-10
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
(c) Ian Creasey, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-10
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
(c) Ian Creasey, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Padina. BISH 558462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360874. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558462.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360874 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026