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Halimeda opuntia
watercress alga
As recorded: Halimeda opuntia var. typica
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae
- Collected by
- Dodge, C.W.
- Collector number
- CWD 31
- Date
- September 7, 1925
- Locality
- Careening Cay
- Region
- Bocas del Toro, Panama
- Identified by
- Dodge, C.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1925, Dodge, C.W. also collected 18 other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
Botany
Amansia multifida
Botany
Amphiroa fragilissima
Botany
Dictyopteris delicatula
Botany
Dictyota
Botany
Dictyota bartayresiana
Botany
Dictyota dichotoma
Botany
Dictyota dichotoma
Botany
Dictyota guineensis
Botany
Dictyota guineensis
Botany
Galaxaura rugosa
Botany
Gracilaria cervicornis
Botany
Jania capillacea
Botany
Laurencia dendroidea
Botany
Laurencia intricata
Botany
Padina gymnospora
Botany
Spatoglossum schroederi
Botany
Tricleocarpa fragilis
Botany
Halimeda opuntia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.
2026-04-27
Curaçao
(c) emmaalves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-07
Pigeon Island, Sri Lanka
(c) Linda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-03
(c) Sue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-29
El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Egypte
(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-03
Fisherman's Rock, North Sound, Grand Cayman
(c) spirula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-13
Bonaire, Lac Bay, Caribbean Netherlands
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halimeda opuntia. BISH 649362. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956222796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649362.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956222796 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026