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Cystoclonium purpureum
Bushy Red Weed
As recorded: Cystoclonium purpureum var. cirrhosum J.Agardh ex Lily Newton
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Conway, J.R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 7, 1966
- Locality
- Bound Rock, Seabrook
- Region
- New Hampshire, Canada
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1966, Conway, J.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Ascophyllum nodosum
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Bangia atropurpurea
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Chaetomorpha cannabina
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Melanothamnus harveyi
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Porphyra umbilicalis
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Porphyra umbilicalis
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Scytosiphon lomentaria
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Ulva intestinalis
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Ulvaria obscura
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Urospora penicilliformis
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Cystoclonium purpureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-11.
2025-06-11
Victoria, CA-NS, CA
(c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-05
Pennant Bay, Halifax, NS, CA
(c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-14
Clam Harbour, NS, Canada
(c) Hunter Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-12
Calvados, Basse-Normandie, FR
(c) francois-sichel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2024-04-12
Calvados, Basse-Normandie, FR
(c) francois-sichel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-07-06
Petit-Rocher, NB E8J 1H7, Canada
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cystoclonium purpureum. BISH 686524. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956419678. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/686524.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956419678 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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