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Sargassum oligocystum
As recorded: Sargassum oligocystum Mont.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 26761
- Date
- May 18, 1980
- Locality
- Creagh Reef
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Sabah (British North Borneo), Malaysia
- Identified by
- Ajisaka, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 18, 1980, Doty, M.S. also collected 8 other specimens.
Sargassum oligocystum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-10-19.
2023-10-19
Fanjove Island, Tanzania
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-24
8462+2HR, San Dionisio, Iloilo, Philippines
(c) Injill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum oligocystum. BISH 559773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559773.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432501 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026