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Cyanobacteria in life
In life — cyanobacteria, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Specious Reasons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BISH 708289Botany

Cyanobacteria

cyanobacteria

Bacteria › Cyanobacteria

Collected by
(Not on sheet)
Collector number
s.n.
Date
1924
Locality
Kiritimati (=Christmas)
Island
Kiritimati (=Christmas Island)
Region
Kiribati
Record type
Preserved specimen
155 Bishop specimens of Cyanobacteria · collected 1924–2024Species page ›

Cyanobacteria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 127 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.

Cyanobacteria observed 2026-09-13

2026-09-13

Lack, Eyeries, Co. Cork, IE

(c) Felix Mac an tSasanaigh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyanobacteria observed 2026-05-01

2026-05-01

Бар, Црна Гора

(c) roman_romanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyanobacteria observed 2026-02-25

2026-02-25

Gießen Alter Friedhof, 35394 Gießen, Deutschland

no rights reserved

Cyanobacteria observed 2025-08-13

2025-08-13

Lilienfeld District, Austria

(c) majola, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyanobacteria observed 2025-07-31

2025-07-31

Amherst State Park, Buffalo, NY, US

(c) datring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyanobacteria observed 2025-05-15

2025-05-15

Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada

no rights reserved

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

Cite this specimen

Cyanobacteria. BISH 708289. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196997. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708289.

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