BISH 769036Botany

Halimeda distorta

As recorded: Halimeda distorta (Yamada) Hillis-Colinvaux, 1968

Plantae › Chlorophyta › Ulvophyceae › Bryopsidales › Halimedaceae

Collected by: Giuseffi, L.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: May 5, 2016
Locality: American Samoa, NE sector of outer barrier reef, NE of Rose I. (Site ALG-3)
Island: Rose Atoll
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Tsuda, R.T.
Record type: Preserved specimen

139 Bishop specimens of Halimeda distorta · collected 1953–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 5, 2016, Giuseffi, L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Halimeda distorta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 2016. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2014-03-01.

2014-03-01

French Polynesia

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Cite this specimen

Halimeda distorta. BISH 769036. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769036.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956416408 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026