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Amphiroa fragilissima in life
In life — Fragile Coral Weed, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BISH 707894Botany

Amphiroa fragilissima

Fragile Coral Weed

As recorded: Amphiroa fragilissima (L.) J.V.Lamour.

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Lithophyllaceae

Collected by
Bernatowicz, A.J.; Taylor, W.A.J. Bernatowicz →Wm. R. Taylor →
Collector number
BRH 7
Date
1952
Locality
Harrington Sound
Region
Bermuda
Record type
Preserved specimen
81 Bishop specimens of Amphiroa fragilissima · collected 1909–2007Species page ›

Amphiroa fragilissima observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-28.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Amphiroa fragilissima. BISH 707894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689930. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707894.

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