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Fucus vesiculosus
bladder wrack
As recorded: Fucus vesiculosus L.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Fucaceae
- Collected by
- Hoyle, M.D.
- Collector number
- 467
- Date
- August 19, 1971
- Locality
- Nobska Point, Woods Hole
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1971, Hoyle, M.D. also collected 17 other specimens.
Fucus vesiculosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,496 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Garforth, Leeds, UK
(c) Angela Hennessy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Devon, England, GB
(c) Nicolás Ortiz Durán, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) petitcrabe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, FR
(c) petitcrabe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Queens Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB
(c) Anna Kellagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fucus vesiculosus. BISH 636417. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956340531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/636417.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956340531 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
