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BISH 700732Botany
Lobophora variegata
Encrusting fan-leaf alga
As recorded: Lobophora variegata (J.V.Lamour.) Womersley ex E.C.Oliveira
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Dictyotales › Dictyotaceae
- Collected by
- Fortner, H.J.
- Collector number
- IA 16842
- Date
- June 22, 1984
- Locality
- Brought up in a lobster trap set in 75-90 meters of water
- Island
- Mokumanamana
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 22, 1984, Fortner, H.J. also collected 7 other specimens.
Lobophora variegata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-05-10.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lobophora variegata. BISH 700732. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956400818. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/700732.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956400818 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026