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Sargassum vulgare
As recorded: Sargassum vulgare C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Collector number
- 11234
- Date
- January 8, 1973
- Locality
- Boiler Bay
- Island
- St. Croix
- Region
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 8, 1973, Abbott, I.A. also collected 19 other specimens.
Caulerpa racemosa
Botany
Caulerpa sertularioides
Botany
Centroceras clavulatum
Botany
Cladophoropsis membranacea
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Ernodesmis verticillata
Botany
Gelidiella acerosa
Botany
Gracilaria mammillaris
Botany
Jania rubens
Botany
Laurencia caraibica
Botany
Laurencia intricata
Botany
Microcoleus lyngbyaceus
Botany
Microcoleus lyngbyaceus
Botany
Neoralfsia expansa
Botany
Palisada perforata
Botany
Spyridia
Botany
Trichosolen
Botany
Udotea flabellum
Botany
Wrangelia argus
Botany
Sargassum vulgare observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 568028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/568028.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956506694 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026