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Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Meñez, E.G.Maxwell S. Doty →Ernani Meñez →
- Collector number
- MSD 16156
- Date
- February 15, 1958
- Locality
- Hundred Islands, Cuenco Island
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Pangasinan Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 1958, Doty, M.S.; Meñez, E.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,952 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Ocean Front Walk, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Ocean Front Walk, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Ocean Front Walk, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 559900. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956628186. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559900.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956628186 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
