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Porolithon in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sean Nash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BISH 594330Botany

Porolithon

As recorded: Porolithon Foslie, 1909

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Porolithaceae

Collected by
Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number
F 33815
Locality
Usa
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
101 Bishop specimens of Porolithon · collected 1951–1994Species page ›

Porolithon observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

Porolithon observed 2026-04-03

2026-04-03

Puertito de Güímar (T), 38508 Puertito de Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

(c) Gergely Buday, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porolithon observed 2026-03-06

2026-03-06

Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Espanya

(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Porolithon observed 2024-08-24

2024-08-24

Waikato, New Zealand

(c) Jamie Reyneke-Barnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Porolithon observed 2023-09-09

2023-09-09

Bonaire, 1000 Steps Reef, Caribbean Netherlands

(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Porolithon. BISH 594330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956302876. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/594330.

Record sources