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Lobophora variegata
Encrusting fan-leaf alga
As recorded: Padina durvillaei Bory
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 9893
- Date
- April 17, 1951
- Locality
- Bahia Viscaino; cove & rocky point 10 miles west of Punta Malarrimo
- Region
- Baja California, Mexico
- Identified by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 17, 1951, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 10 other specimens.
Lobophora variegata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.
2026-08-08
Wool Bay SA 5575, Australia
(c) Elizabeth Solich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
South Pacific Ocean, Collaroy, AU
(c) Ranger Jenny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Newport, NSW, AU
(c) oseanx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Adelaide SA, Australia
(c) susanbelperio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lobophora variegata. BISH 558809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956655344. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558809.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956655344 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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