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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Burkill, H.M.
- Collector number
- HMB2663
- Date
- April 30, 1961
- Locality
- [Pacific; Malesia; Malaysia; Pulau Nangka; Malacca State
- Island
- Pulau Nangka
- Region
- Malacca, Malaysia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 30, 1961, Burkill, H.M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,939 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, USA
(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
63X2+94, 22740 Candiles Dorados, B.C., México
(c) Angel Alberto Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Carmel Beach, Carmel, CA, US
(c) Christopher Janousek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 41627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652153. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/41627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652153 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026