Sphacelaria rigidula

As recorded: Sphacelaria rigidula Kütz.

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Sphacelariales › Sphacelariaceae

Collected by: Fisher, J.R.; McDermid, K.; Nguyen, X.V.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →Karla J. McDermid →X.V. Nguyen →
Collector number: IA 24183
Date: April 28, 1999
Locality: Nhatrang Bay; Tre Island, Bai Tru, bay on north side
Region: Vietnam
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

104 Bishop specimens of Sphacelaria rigidula · collected 1922–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 28, 1999, Fisher, J.R.; McDermid, K.; Nguyen, X.V. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sphacelaria rigidula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-06-06.

2019-06-06

West Beach, Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, BC, Canada

(c) Bridgette Clarkston, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Sphacelaria rigidula. BISH 655088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956499810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655088.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956499810 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026