Peristernia

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Collected by: Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer; Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer
Date: June 10, 1943
Locality: Christmas Island
Island: Kiritimati
Region: Kiribati
Coordinates: 1.8401, -157.3682 ± 27,331 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

39 Bishop specimens of Peristernia · collected 1902–1996Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 10, 1943, Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer; Varnum Dennis Phillip Spicer also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Peristernia observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2003-05-23.

2003-05-23

Kiritimati, Kiribati at Eel Pit dive site off London

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2003-05-23

Kiritimati, Kiribati at Eel Pit dive site off London

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2003-05-20

Kiritimati behind Captain Cook hotel

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Cite this specimen

Peristernia. BPBM 200887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/200887.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026