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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)
BISH 728146Botany

Halimeda opuntia

watercress alga

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

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae

Collected by
Page, K.N.
Collector number
TAU-05-04
Date
February 4, 2004
Locality
Tau
Island
Tau
Region
American Samoa
Coordinates
-14.2146, -169.4900
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 4, 2004, Page, K.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Halimeda opuntia. BISH 728146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/728146.

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