Porolithon
As recorded: Porolithon Foslie, 1909
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Corallinales › Porolithaceae
- Collected by
- Gordon, G.
- Collector number
- GDG 10
- Date
- October 19, 1973
- Locality
- Marine Lab, Pago Bay
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 19, 1973, Gordon, G. also collected 8 other specimens.
Porolithon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Puertito de Güímar (T), 38508 Puertito de Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
(c) Gergely Buday, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-06
Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas, Espanya
(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2024-08-24
Waikato, New Zealand
(c) Jamie Reyneke-Barnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-09
Bonaire, 1000 Steps Reef, Caribbean Netherlands
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Porolithon. BISH 780774. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956483409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/780774.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956483409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026