
Polysiphonia
As recorded: Polysiphonia Greville, 1823
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Van Heukelem, W.F.
- Collector number
- RT 1300
- Date
- August 19, 1965
- Locality
- area W of Sand Island, bottom of dredged channel, MLLW
- Island
- Sand Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1965, Van Heukelem, W.F. also collected 6 other specimens.
Polysiphonia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 814 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
IE
(c) Clara C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Perros-Guirec, France
(c) carole_la, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Route de la Lague, Guernsey, GB
(c) Dr Mark D. Scherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-09
Austvågøya, Kabelvåg, Nordland, NO
(c) simonbk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Sark, GG
(c) Julien A . J . B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Anglesey, Wales, GB
(c) Paul Brazier, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polysiphonia. BISH 711850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177426. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/711850.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956177426 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
