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Cystoclonium purpureum
Bushy Red Weed
As recorded: Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Woelkerling, W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 2, 1969
- Locality
- North side of Penikese Island, Cape Cod
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Woelkerling, W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 2, 1969, Woelkerling, W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cystoclonium purpureum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. 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
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Cite this specimen
Cystoclonium purpureum. BISH 686525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956371328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/686525.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956371328 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026