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Laminaria hyperborea
Sea Rods
As recorded: Laminaria hyperborea (Gunnerus) Foslie
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Laminariaceae
- Collected by
- Wilce, R.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 12, 1959
- Locality
- Kristineberg, Swedish West Coast
- Island
- Boundin Island
- Region
- Sweden
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 12, 1959, Wilce, R.T. also collected 5 other specimens.
Laminaria hyperborea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 129 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Glimpse Holm - Orkney
(c) ðejay (Orkney), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Sidmouth Town Beach, Sidmouth, England, GB
(c) Victoria R. Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Falmouth, England, GB
(c) elliellewellyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Pinneberg, DE-SH, DE
(c) lwestgeest1955, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Helgoland-Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, DE
(c) lasse_arp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Helgoland-Düne, DE
(c) lasse_arp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Laminaria hyperborea. BISH 772432. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956492267. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/772432.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956492267 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
