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Spermothamnion repens
Red Puff Ball
As recorded: Spermothamnion repens (Dillwyn) Rosenvinge
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Wrangeliaceae
- Collected by
- Woelkerling, W.; Fiore, J.J. Fiore →W.J. Woelkerling →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 4, 1970
- Locality
- Nobska Point, Woods Hole
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Woelkerling, W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 4, 1970, Woelkerling, W.; Fiore, J. also collected 3 other specimens.
Spermothamnion repens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-06-12.
2023-06-12
Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown, RI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2018-10-26
430 Nahant Rd, Nahant, MA 01908, USA
(c) totallystrange, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermothamnion repens. BISH 772315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459263. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/772315.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956459263 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026