BISH 722646Botany

Valonia ventricosa

sailor's eyeball alga

As recorded: Ventricaria ventricosa (J.Agardh) J.L.Olsen & J.A.West

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Siphonocladales › Valoniaceae

Collected by: Vroom, P.S.
Collector number: TIN1
Date: August 23, 2003
Locality: Tinian
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates: 15.0347, 145.6510
Identified by: Tsuda, R.T.; Fisher, J.R.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →Roy Tsuda →
Record type: Preserved specimen

275 Bishop specimens of Valonia ventricosa · collected 1908–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 23, 2003, Vroom, P.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Valonia ventricosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-08-31.

2024-08-31

Saipan, CNMI

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Cite this specimen

Valonia ventricosa. BISH 722646. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956436058. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/722646.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956436058 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026