Laminaria japonica

As recorded: Laminaria japonica J.E.Areschoug

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Laminariaceae

Collected by: (Not on sheet)
Collector number: s.n.
Date: June 1, 1983
Locality: Qingdao; Institute of Oceanology
Region: Shandong Province, China
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Laminaria japonica · collected 1956–1994Species page ›

Laminaria japonica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.

2026-08-06

Kyoeicho, Rausu, Hokkaido, JP

(c) Alec Hopping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17

Hokkaido, JP

(c) turtlecrab, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-30

Kuril'skiy rayon, RU-SL, RU

(c) Vyacheslav Luzanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-14

Anivskiy rayon, Sakhalin, Russia

(c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-16

Яблочное, Сахалинская обл., Россия, 694630

(c) Шипилов Виталий, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-03

Сахалинская обл., Россия, 694740

(c) Tatiana Strus, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Laminaria japonica. BISH 531973. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956269385. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/531973.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956269385 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026