Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD 21123
Date: June 20, 1960
Locality: Eastern side
Island: Epwelkapw
Region: Pohnpei, Micronesia
Coordinates: 6.9917, 158.1889
Identified by: Trono Jr., G.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 20, 1960, Meñez, E.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 568554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956343375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/568554.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956343375 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026