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Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Womersley, H.B.S.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- East end of D'Estrees Bay
- Island
- Kangaroo
- Region
- South Australia, Australia
- Identified by
- Womersley, H.B.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,940 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
San Diego, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 560864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484673. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956484673 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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