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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
- 4150
- Date
- December 31, 1968
- Locality
- Pueu District, 4.5 miles from Taravao junction
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1968, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
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 558463. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956134971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558463.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956134971 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026