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Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 24045
- Date
- November 24, 1971
- Locality
- [Pacific; Malesia; Philippines; Sulu Archipelago; Siasi; Sulu Province
- Island
- Siasi
- Region
- Sulu Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 24, 1971, Doty, M.S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,938 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)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 560671. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956368964. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560671.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956368964 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026