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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 31654
- Date
- June 4, 1976
- Locality
- Pescadores Islands
- Island
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 4, 1976, Doty, M.S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,940 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
San Diego, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Les Sables-d'Olonne, FR
(c) Louis_Ikn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
France
(c) sabinehennequin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, USA
(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
63X2+94, 22740 Candiles Dorados, B.C., México
(c) Angel Alberto Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 559769. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352752. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559769.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352752 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
