Sargassum

As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Santos, G.A.
Collector number: MSD 31519
Date: January 2, 1976
Locality: Inampalungan Island, near Guimares Island
Island: Panay
Region: Iloilo Province, Philippines
Record type: Preserved specimen

832 Bishop specimens of Sargassum · collected 1867–2025Species page ›

Sargassum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,944 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)

2026-10-26

Avalon, CA 90704, USA

(c) Uma Mezzanotte, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

Avalon, CA 90704, USA

(c) Uma Mezzanotte, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

CA, US

(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sargassum. BISH 559901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956575480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/559901.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956575480 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026