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Leathesia marina
Sea Cauliflower
As recorded: Leathesia difformis Aresch.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Ectocarpales › Chordariaceae
- Collected by
- Tanaka, J.
- Collector number
- 91
- Date
- May 4, 1989
- Locality
- Shimoda City, Nabeta
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Tanaka, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1989, Tanaka, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Leathesia marina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,501 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
(c) roaming_eye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Cross St, Whangaparāoa, Auckland, NZ
(c) alexpimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Mel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
H969+MR, Chathill NE67 5AN, UK
(c) Amy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Botanic Loop Tr, Capital, BC, CA
(c) croller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Coastal Trail-Klamath Section, Klamath, CA, US
(c) wildbutmore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leathesia marina. BISH 601238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956386236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956386236 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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