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Sargassum fluitans
As recorded: Sargassum fluitans (Børgesen) Børgesen
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Madsen, G.C.; Pates, A.L.; Hood, M.N.; Elias, L.L. Elias →M.N. Hood →G.C. Madsen →A.L. Pates →
- Collector number
- 1964
- Date
- September 11, 1949
- Locality
- Panama City Beach on U.S.98
- Region
- Florida, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum fluitans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
VH78+CCQ, Ngalos, Kemadang, Kec. Tanjungsari, Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55881, Indonesia
(c) Arsya Fagam Pramudya Deas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Hollywood, FL, USA
(c) Levi Hoskins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Nature Trail, BS
(c) Lorelei Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
(c) Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Padre Island National Seashore, Kleberg County, US-TX, US
(c) Meghan James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
West Grand Bahama, The Bahamas
(c) Tracey Fandre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum fluitans. BISH 560594. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956418139. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560594.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956418139 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026