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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Pienaar, R.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 31, 1969
- Locality
- Amanzimtoti
- Region
- Natal, South Africa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 31, 1969, Pienaar, R.N. also collected 4 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. 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 560606. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956305808. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560606.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956305808 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026