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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- McKown, P.
- Collector number
- 6428
- Date
- February 2, 1970
- Locality
- Anse Vate Beach near Chateau Royale
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1970, McKown, P. also collected 18 other specimens.
Colpomenia
Botany
Dictyota acutiloba
Botany
Dictyota acutiloba
Botany
Dictyota friabilis
Botany
Lobophora variegata
Botany
Padina
Botany
Padina gymnospora
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sargassum
Botany
Sirophysalis trinodis
Botany
Spatoglossum stipitatum
Botany
Spatoglossum stipitatum
Botany
Zonaria
Botany
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,939 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 560231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321301. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956321301 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026