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Turbinaria ornata
Ornate Turbanweed
As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Newhouse, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4027
- Date
- December 17, 1968
- Locality
- North side, outer most tip of Point Faatiaapiti
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 17, 1968, Newhouse, J.W. also collected 15 other specimens.
Colpomenia sinuosa
Botany
Dictyota bartayresiana
Botany
Dictyota bartayresiana
Botany
Dictyota bartayresiana
Botany
Dictyota ceylanica
Botany
Dictyota friabilis
Botany
Feldmannia mitchelliae
Botany
Hydroclathrus clathratus
Botany
Hydroclathrus clathratus
Botany
Lobophora variegata
Botany
Padina
Botany
Padina
Botany
Padina
Botany
Pseudochnoospora implexa
Botany
Sargassum pacificum
Botany
Turbinaria ornata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 631 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Ellison Reef, Australia
(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-16
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Motu Tapu, French Polynesia
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria ornata. BISH 568489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956348646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/568489.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956348646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026