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Sargassum aquifolium
Double-edge Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 19270
- Locality
- Kalanianaole Hwy, Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7333, -155.0333
- 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 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-05.
2026-02-05
Lihikai Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-01
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Luke Peyerwold, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-13
hilo
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum aquifolium. BISH 516172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956439910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516172.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956439910 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026