Polysiphonia scopulorum

As recorded: Polysiphonia scopulorum Harv.

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W.Maxwell S. Doty →Jan Newhouse →
Collector number: MSD 11859
Date: August 21, 1952
Locality: Guettarea at Otetou Kereteki
Island: Raroia Atoll
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

190 Bishop specimens of Polysiphonia scopulorum · collected 1940–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 21, 1952, Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polysiphonia scopulorum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-06-06.

2019-06-06

West Beach, Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

(c) Bridgette Clarkston, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Polysiphonia scopulorum. BISH 592170. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/592170.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956360924 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026