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Turbinaria turbinata
Blistered Saucer Leaf Alga
As recorded: Turbinaria turbinata (L.) Kuntze
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Blakeslee, A.F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 7, 1903
- Locality
- Jackmel
- Island
- Hispaniola
- Region
- Haiti
- Identified by
- Taylor, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Turbinaria turbinata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 194 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
PR, US
(c) Jadiel J. García Peña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) robertsan93, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Hams Bluff Rd, Kingshill, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) Thriving Islands, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Northwest, St Croix 00840, USVI
(c) kibriskid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Prospect Hill Rd, Kingshill, United States Virgin Islands, US
(c) sophi❀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
El Cedro, Yuma, DO
(c) abbeyconcepcion_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Turbinaria turbinata. BISH 569378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956200563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/569378.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956200563 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026