Polysiphonia

As recorded: Polysiphonia Greville, 1823

Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae

Collected by: Murchinson, A.E.
Collector number: RT 1110
Date: August 20, 1965
Locality: North, top of large coral knoll, MLLW
Island: Johnston Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

779 Bishop specimens of Polysiphonia · collected 1896–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 20, 1965, Murchinson, A.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Polysiphonia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 815 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Wales, GB

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

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)

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Cite this specimen

Polysiphonia. BISH 711857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956446675. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/711857.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956446675 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026