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Cymodocea rotundata
As recorded: Cymodocea rotundata Asch. & Schweinf.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Cymodoceaceae
- Collected by
- Kepler, A.K.
- Collector number
- 93-89
- Date
- August 7, 1993
- Locality
- Marine habitat; sheltered lagoon. Shallow; inshore; just below low tide level. Sand substrate
- Island
- Falos Islet
- Region
- Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1993, Kepler, A.K. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cymodocea rotundata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-19.

2026-05-19
North-East, Singapore
(c) airgel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
North-East, Singapore
(c) airgel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
North-East, Singapore
(c) airgel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-02
Laamu, MV
(c) nishagoldsworthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia
(c) MariaUlfah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-01
Cyrene Reefs, Singapore
(c) airgel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cymodocea rotundata. BISH 633405. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481000. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/633405.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481000 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
