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Nostoc commune
As recorded: Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Nostocaceae
- Collected by
- Cartier, C.
- Collector number
- 250
- Date
- June 25, 1990
- Locality
- Motu Fareone, north shore
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1990, Cartier, C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Nostoc commune observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14,531 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Hale NT 0872, Australia
(c) scottybertus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Zázrivá 99, 027 05 Zázrivá, Slovensko
no rights reserved

2026-10-28
Coventry, England, GB
(c) britishgypsumbarrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Balaklavs'kyi, UA-SC, UA
(c) Екатерина Полякова, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park, Okutama, Tokyo, JP
no rights reserved

2026-10-27
Randall, Texas, United States
(c) Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nostoc commune. BISH 635951. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224542. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635951.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224542 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
