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Sargassum filipendula
As recorded: Sargassum filipendula C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Evans, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 5, 1943
- Locality
- Washed in onto the beach at Venice
- Region
- Florida, United States
- Identified by
- Doty, M.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 5, 1943, Evans, C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Sargassum filipendula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-14.
2025-03-14
Tampa Bay, FL, US
(c) Alex Kissel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-20
North Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket, MA, US
(c) miahwagner11, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-31
North Atlantic Ocean, NC, US
(c) Max J. Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-17
Falmouth, MA, USA
(c) Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2020-12-31
Sanibel, FL, USA
(c) Matt Parr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-12-03
348 E Bay Rd, Barnstable, MA, US
(c) dgorrill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum filipendula. BISH 560933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956373699. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/560933.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956373699 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026