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Sargassum obtusifolium

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BISH 555689Botany

Sargassum obtusifolium

As recorded: Sargassum obtusifolium J.Agardh, 1848

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: 626
Date: July 11, 1922
Locality: Punaauia
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: N'Yeurt, A.D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

348 Bishop specimens of Sargassum obtusifolium · collected 1912–2024Species page ›

Sargassum obtusifolium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-04.

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2025-10-04

2025-10-04

Anakena, Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile

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

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2025-10-04

2025-10-04

Anakena, Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile

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

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2025-01-08

2025-01-08

WMGG+43, Hanga Roa, Ilha de Páscoa, Valparaíso, Chile

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

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2022-04-03

2022-04-03

Mokapu, MCBH, HI 96734, USA

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

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2018-05-23

2018-05-23

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2016-03-18

2016-03-18

Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile

(c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Sargassum obtusifolium. BISH 555689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468905. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/555689.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956468905 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026