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Sargassum oligocystum

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BISH 560908Botany

Sargassum oligocystum

As recorded: Sargassum oligocystum Mont.

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Doty, M.S.
Collector number: MSD 14414
Date: January 24, 1965
Locality: Between Tanjong Gul and Tanjong Teritep
Island: Singapore
Region: Singapore
Identified by: Ajisaka, T.
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Sargassum oligocystum · collected 1965–1980Species page ›

Sargassum oligocystum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-10-19.

Sargassum oligocystum observed 2023-10-19

2023-10-19

Fanjove Island, Tanzania

(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum oligocystum observed 2022-11-24

2022-11-24

8462+2HR, San Dionisio, Iloilo, Philippines

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sargassum oligocystum. BISH 560908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956304680. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560908.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956304680 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026