Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Meñez, E.G.
Collector number: MSD15685
Date: July 28, 1960
Locality: Near Tafansak Vilage
Island: Kosrae (=Kusaie)
Region: Micronesia
Coordinates: 5.3167, 163.0167
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 July 28, 1960, Meñez, E.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 569229. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/569229.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956675073 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026