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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Kukuihoolua and others
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6500, -157.9000
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Sargassum observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-18.

2026-06-18
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2025-12-03
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 523915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956699612. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/523915.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956699612 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
