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Sargassum vulgare
As recorded: Sargassum vulgare C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- 11000
- Date
- December 30, 1972
- Locality
- Tague Bay
- Island
- St. Croix
- Region
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1972, Abbott, D.P. also collected 13 other specimens.
Sargassum vulgare observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. 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 568026. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956413132. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/568026.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956413132 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026