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Sargassum pacificum
As recorded: Sargassum pacificum Bory, 1828
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4135
- Date
- December 29, 1968
- Locality
- Te Pahi section
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1968, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asteronema breviarticulatum
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Caulerpa racemosa
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Chnoospora minima
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Feldmannia indica
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Halimeda discoidea
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Padina
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Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
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Sargassum pacificum
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Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Turbinaria ornata
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Sargassum pacificum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2015-11-10.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum pacificum. BISH 561084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291313. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/561084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291313 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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