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Udotea
Mermaid's Fan
As recorded: Udotea J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1812
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Udoteaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Hair, L.E.Maxwell S. Doty →L.E. Hair →
- Collector number
- MSD 25286
- Date
- July 1, 1966
- Locality
- [Pacific; Malesia; Philippines; Cuyo Islands; Palawan; Palawan Province
- Island
- Palawan
- Region
- Palawan Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1966, Doty, M.S.; Hair, L.E. also collected 12 other specimens.
Udotea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 687 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Roses segon moll
(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-25
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Marseille, France
(c) poulpette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Faille de l'Elevine
(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Udotea. BISH 683504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956280913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956280913 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
