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Sargassum

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BISH 522295Botany

Sargassum

Sargassum

As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.; Alvarez, V.B.V.B. Alvarez →Maxwell S. Doty →
Collector number: MSD 14353
Date: February 3, 1965
Locality: North side of entrance to Davao Bay, Luyang
Island: Mindanao
Region: Surigao del Norte Province, Philippines
Record type: Preserved specimen

832 Bishop specimens of Sargassum · collected 1867–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 3, 1965, Doty, M.S.; Alvarez, V.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sargassum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,939 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Les Sables-d'Olonne, FR

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

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

France

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

Sargassum observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, USA

(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

63X2+94, 22740 Candiles Dorados, B.C., México

(c) Angel Alberto Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France

(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Avalon, CA 90704, USA

(c) Uma Mezzanotte, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Sargassum. BISH 522295. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/522295.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956434430 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026