Sargassum

As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Min-Thein, U.
Collector number: 44
Date: March 4, 1973
Locality: Mortin Point, Arakan Division
Region: Myanmar (Burma)
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Sargassum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,939 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

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)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Sargassum. BISH 560586. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560586.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956195383 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026