Padina
Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds
As recorded: Padina M.Adanson, 1763
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 24634
- Date
- June 27, 1973
- Locality
- Low Isles
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1973, Doty, M.S. also collected 18 other specimens.
Avrainvillea
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Caulerpa serrulata
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Ceratodictyon spongiosum
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Cladophoropsis
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Entophysalis deusta
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Halimeda
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Halophila minor
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Hormophysa cuneiformis
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Palisada perforata
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Peyssonnelia
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Sargassum
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Sargassum polycystum
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Sargassum polycystum
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Schizothrix mexicana
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Sirophysalis trinodis
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Sirophysalis trinodis
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Turbinaria ornata
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Turbinaria ornata
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Padina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 558581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956172820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956172820 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026