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Gigartina
As recorded: Gigartina Stackhouse, 1809
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Gigartinaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- IA 4880
- Date
- April 12, 1968
- Locality
- Paita; Punta Colon
- Region
- Peru
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1968, Abbott, D.P. also collected 5 other specimens.
Gigartina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,259 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Trinidad, CA 95570, USA
(c) Tiffany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
MacKerricher State Park, CA, US
(c) Seth Lebow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Paradise Point, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Alexandra Noyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Noal, Porto do Son, A Coruña, Espanha
(c) Celestino Quintela Sabarís, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Waikawau Bay, Waikato, NZ
(c) Ross Nightingale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Bevan Ave, Sidney, BC, CA
(c) Kenya Anand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gigartina. BISH 694000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435011. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/694000.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956435011 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
