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Dumontia contorta
As recorded: Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Dumontiaceae
- Collected by
- Tiffney Sr., W.N.; Woelkerling, W.; Fiore; Conway, J.R.J.R. Conway →J. Fiore →W.N. Tiffney Jr. →W.J. Woelkerling →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 25, 1970
- Locality
- Cape Cod
- Island
- Penikese
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 25, 1970, Tiffney Sr., W.N.; Woelkerling, W.; Fiore; Conway, J.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dumontia contorta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.
2026-09-13
Dale, Haverfordwest SA62 3RD, UK
(c) Jordan Thomas Hale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-20
H969+MR, Chathill NE67 5AN, UK
(c) Sarah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Northern Ireland, GB
(c) Carly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
North Atlantic Ocean, Brighton, England, GB
(c) yoursilverybeefly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Gulf of Maine, Brooklin, ME, US
(c) leda_beth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
H969+MR, Chathill NE67 5AN, UK
(c) Sarah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dumontia contorta. BISH 686554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956412157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/686554.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956412157 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026