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Sargassum pacificum

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BISH 511829Botany

Sargassum pacificum

As recorded: Sargassum pacificum Bory, 1828

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by
Wilder, G.P.
Collector number
s.n.
Date
April 1, 1925
Locality
Avarua
Island
Rarotonga
Region
Cook Islands
Identified by
N'Yeurt, A.D.R.
Record type
Preserved specimen
89 Bishop specimens of Sargassum pacificum · collected 1922–1989Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1925, Wilder, G.P. also collected 6 other specimens.

Caulerpa racemosa

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Codium arabicum

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Colpomenia sinuosa

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Fitchia speciosa

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Hydroclathrus clathratus

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Sargassum pacificum

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Sargassum pacificum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2015-11-10.

Sargassum pacificum observed 2015-11-10

2015-11-10

Îles du Vent, French Polynesia

(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sargassum pacificum. BISH 511829. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/511829.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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