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Mastocarpus stellatus
false Irish moss
As recorded: Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Phyllophoraceae
- Collected by
- Conway, J.R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 19, 1966
- Locality
- Little Boar's Head, North Hampton
- Region
- New Hampshire, United States
- Identified by
- Lockhart, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 19, 1966, Conway, J.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Mastocarpus stellatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 351 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) petitcrabe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Queens Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB
(c) Anna Kellagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Falmouth, England, GB
(c) tedcollins12345, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Chathill, England, GB
(c) Sam Greenwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Castle Drive, Falmouth, England, GB
(c) Haris :), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Ría de La Coruña, La Corogne, ES
(c) Anna Bueno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mastocarpus stellatus. BISH 680907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/680907.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204573 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026