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Iridaea
As recorded: Iridaea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Gigartinaceae
- Collected by
- McKown, P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 14, 1978
- Locality
- New Island
- Region
- Falkland Islands
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1978, McKown, P. also collected 1 other specimen.
Iridaea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,384 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Valley Noust - Orkney
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Inn by the Sea, Lee-on-the-Solent, UK
(c) jerrypt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
V53W+V3, Mellinto, Cobquecura, Ñuble, Chile
(c) Andrea Vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Sands Point, NY, US
(c) kiwira_nature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Portelet Beach
(c) Mukthavali Tanvi Rampersad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Stephenville, NL, CA
(c) jessica_mus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Iridaea. BISH 668434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956230907 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
