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Halimeda opuntia in life
In life — watercress alga, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 2006 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Halimeda opuntia

watercress alga

As recorded: Halimeda opuntia (L.) J.V.Lamour.

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae

Collected by
Vroom, P.S.
Collector number
OFU 03-02
Date
February 14, 2002
Locality
Ofu
Island
Ofu
Region
American Samoa
Coordinates
-14.1865, -169.6610
Identified by
Tsuda, R.T.; Fisher, J.R.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →Roy Tsuda →
Record type
Preserved specimen
903 Bishop specimens of Halimeda opuntia · collected 1902–2016Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 14, 2002, Vroom, P.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Halimeda opuntia. BISH 727985. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/727985.

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