Herposiphonia
As recorded: Herposiphonia Nägeli, 1846
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Russell, D.J.
- Collector number
- RT 4616c
- Date
- August 9, 1972
- Locality
- Taharoa Village, seaward reef flat
- Island
- Fanning (=Tabuaeran)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1972, Russell, D.J. also collected 10 other specimens.
Herposiphonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-04.
2026-01-04
Island of Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada
(c) imcote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-30
Capital, BC, Canada
(c) SeanPR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Herposiphonia. BISH 711712. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/711712.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642480 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026