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Valonia aegagropila
As recorded: Valonia aegagropila C.A.Aghardh, 1823
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Valoniaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.; Bates, M.Isabelle Abbott →M. Bates →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 4, 1953
- Locality
- SE Talaric islet, between Transect 1 & 2, Station 29A
- Region
- Yap, Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Valonia aegagropila observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-21.

2026-06-21
Ponton, étang de Thau, France
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01
11430 Gruissan, France
(c) Franc-Christophe Baurens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-22
11430 Gruissan, France
(c) mothdragon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-03
Etang de Leucate, Leucate, Occitanie, FR
(c) kreisberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-01
11560 Fleury, France
(c) Olivier Argagnon, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-19
Pointe de la Corrège, Leucate, Occitanie, FR
(c) jeff54500, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Valonia aegagropila. BISH 693328. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333212. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/693328.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333212 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
