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Iridaea cordata
As recorded: Iridaea cordata var. splendens
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Gigartinaceae
- Collected by
- Hoyle, M.D.
- Collector number
- 1034
- Date
- May 21, 1977
- Locality
- Del Norte County; Point St. George, near Crescent City
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1977, Hoyle, M.D. also collected 21 other specimens.
Iridaea cordata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-01-23.

2024-01-23
Tierra del Fuego National Park, AR-TF-US, AR-TF, AR
(c) Eloísa GI, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2022-02-03
Sims Island
(c) whale_nerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-03
Sims Island
(c) whale_nerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Iridaea cordata. BISH 636294. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956205102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/636294.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956205102 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
