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Sargassum obtusifolium

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BISH 512578Botany

Sargassum obtusifolium

As recorded: Sargassum obtusifolium J.Agardh, 1848

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by
Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number
12846
Date
1936
Locality
Mokapu Beach
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.4500, -157.7333
Identified by
Magruder, W.H.
Record type
Preserved specimen
348 Bishop specimens of Sargassum obtusifolium · collected 1912–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Sargassum obtusifolium observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-04-03.

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2022-04-03

2022-04-03

Mokapu, MCBH, HI 96734, USA

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

Cite this specimen

Sargassum obtusifolium. BISH 512578. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956527264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/512578.

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