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Sargassum obtusifolium
As recorded: Sargassum obtusifolium J.Agardh, 1848
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 10815
- Date
- October 10, 1953
- Locality
- Kapoho Point, Kailua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4348, -157.7398 ± 114 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 10, 1953, Doty, M.S. also collected 14 other specimens.
Halimeda discoidea
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Jania adhaerens
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Jania pumila
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Jania pumila
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Neosiphonia tepida
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Neosiphonia tepida
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Neosiphonia tepida
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Neosiphonia tepida
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Polysiphonia howei
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Polysiphonia howei
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Polysiphonia howei
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Polysiphonia yonakuniensis
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Sargassum obtusifolium
Botany
Sargassum obtusifolium
Botany
Still here: Sargassum obtusifolium observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-04-03.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum obtusifolium. BISH 512575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158635. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/512575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956158635 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026