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Turbinaria tricostata
As recorded: Turbinaria tricostata E.S.Barton, 1891
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Bernatowicz, A.J.
- Collector number
- 52-12
- Date
- October 31, 1952
- Locality
- Gravelly Bay, south side of Hamilton Island
- Island
- Hamilton
- Region
- Bermuda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1952, Bernatowicz, A.J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Turbinaria tricostata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-19.
2025-04-19
Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-25
Fisherman's Rock, North Sound, Grand Cayman
(c) spirula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-18
Coral Bommies, Rum Point, Grand Cayman
(c) spirula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-03
Fisherman's Rock, North Sound, Grand Cayman
(c) spirula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-10
Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
(c) Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-05
Klein Bay, Cruz Bay, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) Keith Dickey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Turbinaria tricostata. BISH 569369. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166787. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/569369.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166787 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026