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Sargassum aquifolium
Double-edge Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Meñez, E.G.
- Collector number
- MSD 17966
- Locality
- Keaau
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4833, -158.2167
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Sargassum aquifolium observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-03.

2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) wkonwent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-20
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-05-20
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Eric C. Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-03-28
North Pacific Ocean, Mākaha, HI, US
(c) kamuela808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-23
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum aquifolium. BISH 516072. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956616198. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516072.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956616198 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
