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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 24005
- Date
- November 27, 1971
- Locality
- Northwest end of Bacutcut Bank
- Island
- Lijatlijat Rock
- Region
- Sulu Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1971, Doty, M.S. also collected 7 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,933 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA, USA
(c) Ocean Fleskes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Carmel Beach, Carmel, CA, US
(c) Christopher Janousek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 569997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/569997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956321318 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026