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Halimeda opuntia in life
In life — watercress alga, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 2006 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BISH 620983Botany

Halimeda opuntia

watercress alga

As recorded: Halimeda opuntia (L.) J.V.Lamour.

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae

Collected by
Takeuchi, W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
Date
June 20, 1988
Locality
Site 42 on south-western side of island.
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
25.8167, -171.8167
Record type
Preserved specimen
903 Bishop specimens of Halimeda opuntia · collected 1902–2016Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 20, 1988, Takeuchi, W.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Halimeda opuntia. BISH 620983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37064625. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/620983.

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