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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.; Velasquez, G.T.Maxwell S. Doty →G.T. Velasquez →
- Collector number
- MSD 16720
- Date
- May 21, 1958
- Locality
- Benticayan Bay just south of Benticayan Point, Benticayan
- Island
- Catanduanes
- Region
- Catanduanes Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1958, Doty, M.S.; Velasquez, G.T. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acetabularia
Botany
Actinotrichia fragilis
Botany
Avrainvillea obscura
Botany
Boergesenia
Botany
Boodlea
Botany
Boodlea
Botany
Bornetella nitida
Botany
Bornetella sphaerica
Botany
Caulerpa
Botany
Caulerpa racemosa
Botany
Caulerpa serrulata
Botany
Caulerpa sertularioides
Botany
Caulerpa turbinata
Botany
Chnoospora
Botany
Colpomenia
Botany
Cymopolia vanbosseae
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Dictyota
Botany
Ectocarpus
Botany
Ectocarpus
Botany
Gelidiella acerosa
Botany
Gracilaria
Botany
Gracilaria
Botany
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,950 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 560208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956480450. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956480450 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026