BISH 508970Botany

Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Buggeln, R.G.
Collector number: 851
Date: August 1, 1964
Locality: Masaus, "Bat Point"
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Skelton, P.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1964, Buggeln, R.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Turbinaria ornata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 631 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15

Hawaii, US

(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Ellison Reef, Australia

(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-16

Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15

Motu Tapu, French Polynesia

(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 508970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508970.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956447387 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026