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Scytonema crispum
As recorded: Scytonema crispum Bornet ex De Toni
Bacteria › Cyanobacteria › Cyanobacteriia › Cyanobacteriales › Scytonemataceae
- Collected by
- Schramm, J.
- Collector number
- 1613
- Date
- August 15, 1909
- Locality
- Nantucket
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scytonema crispum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-10.

2025-11-10
Tompkins County, NY, USA
(c) Karolina Fucikova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-28
Edmundson, MO, USA
no rights reserved

2017-02-23
Fernvale QLD 4306, Australia
(c) Glenn McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-02-23
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) Glenn McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-10-07
Colinton QLD 4314, Australia
(c) Glenn McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-09-30
Sheep Station Creek QLD 4515, Australia
(c) Glenn McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scytonema crispum. BISH 726997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248324. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/726997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248324 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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