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Alaria marginata
winged kelp
As recorded: Alaria marginata Postals & Ruprecht
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Alariaceae
- Collected by
- Hoyle, M.D.
- Collector number
- 886
- Date
- March 10, 1977
- Locality
- Humboldt County; College Cove
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 10, 1977, Hoyle, M.D. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alaria marginata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,798 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Capital, BC, CA
(c) Em Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Capital, BC, CA
(c) Em Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Trinidad, CA 95570, USA
(c) Tiffany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Samish TDSA, WA, US
(c) Sophia Charette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Capital, BC, CA
(c) Hazel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Canada
(c) Michelle /Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alaria marginata. BISH 636460. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956200787. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/636460.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956200787 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
