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Sargassum natans
Narrowleaf Sargasso
As recorded: Sargassum natans (L.) Gaillon
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Durant, C.F.
- Collector number
- 1
- Date
- 1850
- Locality
- Mouth of the Harbor Bay and Harbor of New York.
- Region
- New York, United States
- Identified by
- Hare, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum natans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1850. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
Sunset Dr, Tarpon Springs, FL, US
(c) frazier_e_002, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Tobacco Bay, Bermuda
(c) Ted Weber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Miami, FL, USA
(c) Kyle Dettloff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
4WFJ+RW, 81000, Dominican Republic
(c) David Garrigues, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-16
North Atlantic Ocean
(c) Hannah Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
E Beach Dr, Ocean Springs, MS, US
(c) jessiemec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum natans. BISH 560926. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956489423. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560926.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956489423 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026