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Asparagopsis taxiformis
red sea plume
As recorded: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevis.
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Bonnemaisoniales › Bonnemaisoniaceae
- Collected by
- Tomasetti; DeJosephDeJoseph →R. Tomasetti →
- Collector number
- NOAA 167-1155
- Date
- May 3, 2007
- Locality
- Wak 3, 2D2; Region_list: Marianas; Island: Wake; Site: WAK-3; Transect_notes: sw, quant
- Island
- Wake Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 3, 2007, Tomasetti; DeJoseph also collected 7 other specimens.
Asparagopsis taxiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 925 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
MJXR+V6, Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
John Brewer Reef, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Australia
(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
El Desierto
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Punta del Lajial
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Baja Rosario
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asparagopsis taxiformis. BISH 777512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956662784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/777512.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956662784 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026