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Turbinaria ornata
As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 8201
- Date
- October 15, 1950
- Locality
- Mokuleia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5667, -158.1500
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1950, Doty, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Centroceras clavulatum
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Coelothrix irregularis
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Dichotomaria marginata
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Galaxaura
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Galaxaura
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Galaxaura
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Galaxaura rugosa
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Gelidiella acerosa
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Gelidium
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Gelidium pusillum
Botany
Gelidium pusillum
Botany
Halymenia
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Halymenia
Botany
Lobophora variegata
Botany
Lyngbya majuscula
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Martensia fragilis
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Microdictyon setchellianum
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Portieria hornemannii
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Pterocladiella caerulescens
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Tricleocarpa fragilis
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Tricleocarpa fragilis
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Ulva
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Ulva
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Ulva reticulata
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Still here: Turbinaria ornata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Kuilima Dr, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Kuilima Dr, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Sharks Cove
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria ornata. BISH 525627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956577323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/525627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956577323 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026