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Turbinaria turbinata
Blistered Saucer Leaf Alga
As recorded: Turbinaria turbinata (L.) Kuntze
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Collector number
- 11171
- Date
- January 5, 1973
- Locality
- Coakley Bay drift
- Island
- St. Croix
- Region
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 5, 1973, Abbott, I.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Caulerpa sertularioides
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Caulerpa sertularioides
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Cladophora catenata
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Cladophoropsis membranacea
Botany
Cladophoropsis membranacea
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Dictyopteris delicatula
Botany
Dictyopteris delicatula
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
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Dictyota
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Dictyota
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Dictyota
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Dictyota
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Dictyota
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Dictyota
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Dictyota dichotoma
Botany
Dictyota mertensii
Botany
Dictyota mertensii
Botany
Galaxaura
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Halicystis
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Halimeda opuntia
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Halimeda opuntia
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Jania adhaerens
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Laurencia
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Laurencia
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Turbinaria turbinata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria turbinata. BISH 569514. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438581. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/569514.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438581 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026