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Sargassum polyphyllum
As recorded: Sargassum polyphyllum J.Agardh, 1848
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Bell, M.
- Collector number
- 1411
- Date
- May 6, 1954
- Locality
- Kawela, Palmer's Cottage
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6833, -158.0000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1954, Bell, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Sargassum polyphyllum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-20.
2024-09-20
Waialua Bay, Haleʻiwa, HI, US
(c) Chloe Saldana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-05-29
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Caleb Helsel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-27
Kamehameha Hwy + Opp C&C Baseyard, Koolauloa, HI 96762, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum polyphyllum. BISH 523834. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956187558. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/523834.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956187558 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026