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Sargassum

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BISH 560872Botany

Sargassum

As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.; Alvarez, V.B.V.B. Alvarez →Maxwell S. Doty →
Collector number: MSD 14359
Date: February 3, 1965
Locality: North side entrance to Davao Bay, Luyang
Island: Cebu
Region: Cebu Province, Philippines
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 3, 1965, Doty, M.S.; Alvarez, V.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sargassum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,950 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Ocean Front Walk, CA, US

(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Ocean Front Walk, CA, US

(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Ocean Front Walk, CA, US

(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

San Diego, CA, US

(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

Les Sables-d'Olonne, FR

(c) Louis_Ikn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

France

(c) sabinehennequin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sargassum. BISH 560872. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956592641. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560872.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956592641 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026