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Penicillus capitatus
Shaving brush alga
As recorded: Penicillus capitatus Lam.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Udoteaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.; Abbott, I.A.Donald P. Abbott →Isabelle Abbott →
- Collector number
- IA 14083
- Date
- January 5, 1977
- Locality
- Romney Pt, inshore of Turtle grass
- Island
- St. Croix
- Region
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 5, 1977, Abbott, D.P.; Abbott, I.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Penicillus capitatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 143 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.
2026-10-07
Baia Spiaggia di Macari (Trapani), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
07609 Cala Blava, Illes Balears, España
(c) marcgarcia6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Hamilton, BM
(c) csmithbda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
07609 Cala Blava, Illes Balears, España
(c) marcgarcia6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
St. Thomas, VI
(c) Destiny Coleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
(c) Tom Radocy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Penicillus capitatus. BISH 692393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/692393.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956381646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026