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BISH 509282Botany
Sargassum thunbergii
As recorded: Sargassum thunbergii (Montagne ex Roth) O.Kuntze, 1893
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Shudong, Z.
- Collector number
- AST 580800
- Date
- August 19, 1958
- Locality
- Shilaoren, Qingdao
- Region
- China
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum thunbergii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.
2026-04-05
55 Kada, Wakayama, 640-0103, Japan
(c) Yōko Hashiguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-24
Hokkaido, JP
(c) konan koyama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum thunbergii. BISH 509282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956330113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/509282.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956330113 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026