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Porphyra umbilicalis
Purple Laver
As recorded: Porphyra umbilicalis Kütz.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Bangiophyceae › Bangiales › Bangiaceae
- Collected by
- Conway, J.R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 7, 1966
- Locality
- Bound Rock, Seabrook
- Region
- New Hampshire, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1966, Conway, J.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Acrosiphonia arcta
Botany
Alaria esculenta
Botany
Ascophyllum nodosum
Botany
Bangia atropurpurea
Botany
Chaetomorpha cannabina
Botany
Cystoclonium purpureum
Botany
Melanothamnus harveyi
Botany
Porphyra umbilicalis
Botany
Scytosiphon lomentaria
Botany
Ulva intestinalis
Botany
Ulvaria obscura
Botany
Urospora penicilliformis
Botany
Porphyra umbilicalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.
2026-07-11
Brighton, England, GB
(c) Sophie Crocker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-18
Plymouth, England, GB
(c) rhodomella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-05
Ste-Anne-des-Monts
(c) Justin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-08
Plemont Bay, Jersey, GB
(c) Lou Wagstaffe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-07-19
Cornwall, England, GB
(c) Moses J. Michelsohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
Cornwall, England, GB
(c) Moses J. Michelsohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Porphyra umbilicalis. BISH 686830. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956449476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/686830.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956449476 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026