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Halymenia
As recorded: Halymenia C.Agardh, 1817
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Halymeniales › Halymeniaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- IA 17925 (J37)
- Date
- March 1, 1957
- Locality
- 650 yds offshore WSW of S lip of Pasig Bay on isolated reef 75 yds across
- Island
- Balabac Island
- Region
- Palawan Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1957, Abbott, D.P. also collected 18 other specimens.
Halymenia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-18.

2026-04-18
Boulegeade, Marseille, France
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-21
Guarapari, ES, 29208-050, Brasil
no rights reserved

2024-08-13
LAZARO CARDENAS LERMA, Lázaro Cárdenas, 24500 Lerma, Camp., México
(c) Ana Josefa López Sandoval, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2024-05-14
Sand Key, Indian Shores, FL, US
(c) Cade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-23
Lázaro Cárdenas, MX-QR, MX
(c) belyykit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-22
Lázaro Cárdenas, MX-QR, MX
(c) belyykit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halymenia. BISH 693319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139296. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139296 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
