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Turbinaria in life
In life — Scroll Corals, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Nick Lambert
BISH 513915Botany

Turbinaria

Scroll Corals

As recorded: Turbinaria J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1825

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collector number
s.n.
Locality
Usa
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
124 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria · collected 1927–2007Species page ›

Turbinaria observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,904 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

Turbinaria observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Sud, NC

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

Turbinaria observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Port Hedland, AU-WA, AU

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Turbinaria observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Indonesia

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

Turbinaria observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

(c) nabayu5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Turbinaria observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Botum Sakor, KH-KK, KH

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

Turbinaria observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Shark Bay, AU-WA, AU

(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Turbinaria. BISH 513915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956376765. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/513915.

Record sources