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Kappaphycus alvarezii in life — In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Md. Simul Bhuyan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

BISH 586569Botany

Kappaphycus alvarezii

As recorded: Kappaphycus cottonii (Weber-van Bosse) Doty

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Solieriaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.; Velasquez, G.T.Maxwell S. Doty →G.T. Velasquez →
Collector number: MSD 16772
Date: May 20, 1958
Locality: Between headlands of Virac Point, Virac
Island: Catanduanes
Region: Catanduanes Province, Philippines
Record type: Preserved specimen

232 Bishop specimens of Kappaphycus alvarezii · collected 1958–2005Species page ›

Kappaphycus alvarezii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2021-04-13.

Kappaphycus alvarezii observed 2021-04-13

2021-04-13

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Kappaphycus alvarezii. BISH 586569. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189371. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/586569.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956189371 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026