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Sargassum polyceratium
As recorded: Sargassum polyceratium Mont.
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Bernatowicz, A.J.
- Collector number
- 50-130
- Date
- November 12, 1950
- Locality
- At Mullet Bay, south side of St. Georges Island.
- Island
- St. Georges
- Region
- Bermuda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1950, Bernatowicz, A.J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Sargassum polyceratium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-27.
2025-09-27
North Atlantic Ocean, San Juan, PR, US
(c) mfcolon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-30
Ceiba, PR
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2018-03-28
Sainte-Anne, Le Marin, Martinique
(c) Erika Mitchell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-13
Saint John, Virgin Islands
(c) Sarka Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-02-27
Salomon Bay, St. John, USVI
(c) Fluff Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum polyceratium. BISH 559805. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956587737. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559805.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956587737 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026