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BM001039436

Classification
Scientific name: Kappaphycus cottonii (Weber Bosse) Doty ex P.C.Silva
Author: (Weber Bosse) Doty ex P.C.Silva
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Family: Areschougiaceae
Genus: Kappaphycus
Species: cottonii
Higher classification: Rhodophyta; Areschougiaceae
Location
Country: Mauritius
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Mauritius
Decimal latitude: -20.278000
Decimal longitude: 57.597000
Verbatim latitude: 20 16 40.80 S
Verbatim longitude: 057 35 49.20 E
Coordinate uncertainty: 69m
Georeference protocol: Google Earth
Collection event
Recorded by: Anon.
Record number: S.N.
Identification
Type status: Type
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Kappaphycus cottonii (Weber Bosse) Doty ex P.C.Silva Yes
Eucheuma cottonii Weber Bosse No
Specimen
Catalogue number: BM001039436
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Algae
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:714942
Collection kind: Sheet
Record
Occurrence ID: ec2e0986-14ec-4c46-878b-293635695ffd
Modified: 2023-06-27T18:19:32+00:00
Created: 2010-08-25T17:15:50+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2010-08-25T17:15:50+00:00
Last updated 2023-06-27T18:19:32+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb