
Halimeda opuntia
watercress alga
As recorded: Halimeda opuntia (L.) J.V.Lamour.
Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae
- Collected by
- Page, K.N.
- Collector number
- SAR 02-05
- Date
- September 18, 2005
- Locality
- NW side outside a shore landing spot
- Island
- Sarigan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.; Russman, L.M.L.M. Russman →Roy Tsuda →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 18, 2005, Page, K.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Halimeda opuntia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27
Curaçao
(c) emmaalves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-07
Pigeon Island, Sri Lanka
(c) Linda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-03
(c) Sue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-29
El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Egypte
(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-03
Fisherman's Rock, North Sound, Grand Cayman
(c) spirula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-13
Bonaire, Lac Bay, Caribbean Netherlands
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halimeda opuntia. BISH 748836. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956145573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/748836.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956145573 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
