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Padina
Mermaid's Fan Seaweeds
As recorded: Padina M.Adanson, 1763
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 31653D
- Date
- June 3, 1976
- Locality
- Mau Pito Park, southernmost Taiwan
- Island
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 3, 1976, Doty, M.S. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acrocystis nana
Botany
Acrocystis nana
Botany
Anadyomene
Botany
Cladophora
Botany
Codium
Botany
Halimeda
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Mastophora
Botany
Meristotheca coacta
Botany
Padina
Botany
Pseudorhizoclonium africanum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Turbinaria ornata
Botany
Yamadaella caenomyce
Botany
Padina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. 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 558582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956325862. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956325862 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026