BISH 659262Botany

Lobophora variegata

Encrusting fan-leaf alga

As recorded: Lobophora variegata (J.V.Lamour.) Womersley ex E.C.Oliveira

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae

Collected by: Fisher, J.R.; Nguyen, X.V.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →X.V. Nguyen →
Collector number: IA 24216
Date: April 28, 1999
Locality: Nhatrang Bay; Tam Island, bay on north side
Island: Tam Island
Region: Vietnam
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

656 Bishop specimens of Lobophora variegata · collected 1908–2018Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Lobophora variegata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.

2026-08-08

Wool Bay SA 5575, Australia

(c) Elizabeth Solich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-30

South Pacific Ocean, Collaroy, AU

(c) Ranger Jenny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04

Newport, NSW, AU

(c) oseanx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04

Adelaide SA, Australia

(c) susanbelperio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30

Normanville SA 5204, Australia

(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30

Normanville SA 5204, Australia

(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lobophora variegata. BISH 659262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956499826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659262.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956499826 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026