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Hypnea
As recorded: Hypnea J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Cystocloniaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- IA 17931 (J 40)
- Date
- March 4, 1957
- Locality
- Gnat Reef
- Island
- Balabac Island
- Region
- Palawan Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1957, Abbott, D.P. also collected 19 other specimens.
Hypnea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
台灣新北市貢寮區福連里
(c) 大郭, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
(c) Zubair Abdullah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
9J6P+5R, 2520-206 Peniche, Portugal
(c) catarina0806, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-13
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR
(c) alfredoherrero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR
(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
San Pietro in Volta, isola di Pellestrina (Venezia), Italia
(c) cccrll, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypnea. BISH 693306. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956200999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693306.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956200999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
