Gracilaria gracilis
False Agardhiela
6
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1875
First collected
1946
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1875 by Palmer (San Diego). The Museum last collected it in 1946; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as April 18, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
26 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-04-18
2840 Seixal, Portugal
(c) luisagracioso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-02
Oceano Atlântico Norte, Torres Vedras, PT
(c) Josué Amoroso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-26
Marignane, France
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-26
Marignane, France
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-26
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-26
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Frédéric ANDRE, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-04
2560 A dos Cunhados, Portugal
(c) Paulo Pereira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-04
ǁKaras, NA
(c) amaliajgh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)