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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
- McDermid, K.J.
- Collector number
- KM 4113
- Date
- August 8, 1996
- Locality
- Dau Rei Rei (large man-made island)
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- McDermid, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1996, McDermid, K.J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Lobophora variegata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.
2026-08-08
Wool Bay SA 5575, Australia
(c) Elizabeth Solich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
South Pacific Ocean, Collaroy, AU
(c) Ranger Jenny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Newport, NSW, AU
(c) oseanx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Adelaide SA, Australia
(c) susanbelperio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Normanville SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lobophora variegata. BISH 707600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956610301. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707600.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956610301 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026