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Sargassum vulgare
As recorded: Sargassum vulgare C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Hassler Expedition
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 11, 1871
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum vulgare observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1871. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Zubovići, Lika-Senj, HR
(c) Marcello Manara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-16
Roscoff, France
(c) L'élevage de Colverto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
11391 Tarifa, Cadice, Spagna
(c) lucaecose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-24
Costa Lourinhã-Peniche, Portugal
(c) zaca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-24
Costa Lourinhã-Peniche, Portugal
(c) zaca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-24
Costa Lourinhã-Peniche, Portugal
(c) zaca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum vulgare. BISH 560895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956212532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956212532 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026