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Polysiphonia nigrescens
As recorded: Polysiphonia nigrescens Hudson
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Ceramiales › Rhodomelaceae
- Collected by
- Conway, J.R.; Woelkerling, W.J.R. Conway →W.J. Woelkerling →
- Collector number
- 41
- Date
- October 3, 1969
- Locality
- West Yarmouth Town Beach, West Yarmouth
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Identified by
- Conway, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 3, 1969, Conway, J.R.; Woelkerling, W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Polysiphonia nigrescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-03.
2025-12-03
Jersey City, NJ, US
(c) sarcasticsnail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 5, New York, NY, US
(c) Uri Sarig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-11
Westport, MA, USA
(c) Seung-hwan Leo Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-23
Grindstone Point, Winter Harbor, ME, USA
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-08-19
Wallis Sands State Beach, Portsmouth, NH, US
no rights reserved
2020-06-03
Ards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Polysiphonia nigrescens. BISH 772321. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/772321.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262383 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026