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Portieria hornemannii
As recorded: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva, 1987
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Rhizophyllidaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- IA 17900
- Date
- March 4, 1957
- Locality
- South end of Gnat Reef, (near "Melville Wreck")
- Island
- Balabac Island
- Region
- Palawan Province, Philippines
- Identified by
- Fisher, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1957, Abbott, D.P. also collected 19 other specimens.
Portieria hornemannii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-29.

2026-07-29
Lanai 5
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-08
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-30
228台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portieria hornemannii. BISH 690798. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652612. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/690798.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652612 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
