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Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Cordero Jr., P.A.; VendivilP.A. Cordero Jr. →W.F. Vendivil →
- Collector number
- 114121
- Date
- August 1, 1973
- Locality
- Payao, Catbalogan
- Island
- Samar
- Region
- r Occidental Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1973, Cordero Jr., P.A.; Vendivil also collected 5 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,938 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Carmel Beach, Carmel, CA, US
(c) Christopher Janousek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 559882. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956254457. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559882.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956254457 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
