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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Nakajima, Y.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 15, 1985
- Locality
- Oowi
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Fukui Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Yoshida, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,960 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

2026-11-01
Marina, CA, US
(c) Siena Merk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31
Tamargueira, 3080-278 Buarcos, Portugal
(c) Elizabete Marchante, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-30
Channel Islands National Park, Channel Islands, Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US
(c) Daniel S. Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Orange County, CA, USA
(c) Andy Lazere, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Ocean Front Walk, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 507323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956169089. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507323.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956169089 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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