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Hypnea valentiae
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Taylor, W.R.
- Collector number
- WRT 1191
- Date
- June 8, 1926
- Locality
- Shallows to north of island
- Island
- Bird Key
- Region
- Florida, United States
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1926, Taylor, W.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hypnea valentiae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-30.
2025-06-30
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) jandsluckenbill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-24
San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Linda Pardy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-09-21
Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, CA, US
(c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-06-25
Newport Beach Marine Life Refuge, Orange, California, United States
(c) plocamium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-22
point loma tidepools
(c) brhong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-22
point loma tidepools
(c) brhong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea valentiae. BISH 640100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680859. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/640100.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680859 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026