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Plocamium cartilagineum
Sea Comb
As recorded: Plocamium cartilagineum (L.) P.S.Dixon
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Plocamiales › Plocamiaceae
- Collected by
- Hodgson, L.M.
- Collector number
- LMH 31
- Date
- May 20, 1975
- Locality
- Monterey Peninsula; east of Mussel Point
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 20, 1975, Hodgson, L.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Plocamium cartilagineum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,421 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Devin DiMascio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Valley Noust - Orkney
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
(c) Patricia Pauchnick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Coast Blvd, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
CA, US
(c) amyellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Cockburnspath, Scotland, GB
(c) Geoff Morgan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plocamium cartilagineum. BISH 727581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956244828. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/727581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956244828 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026