Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Buggeln, R.G.
- Collector number
- 868
- Date
- August 1, 1964
- Locality
- Masaus, "Bat Point"
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1964, Buggeln, R.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Amphiroa
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Amphiroa foliacea
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Bossea
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Bossea
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Botryocladia
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Botryocladia skottsbergii
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Cladophora
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Drouetia
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Enteromorpha
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Enteromorpha
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Gelidiella acerosa
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Gelidiella acerosa
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Halimeda
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Halimeda
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Hypnea
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Hypnea
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Jania
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Jania
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Jania
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Jania acutiloba
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Jania acutiloba
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Jania spectabilis
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Laurencia
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Rhodophyta
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Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. 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 508962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956409914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956409914 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026