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Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 16603
- Date
- November 12, 1957
- Locality
- In cove on the southeast end of Pulu Bokor, among the "Thousand Islands", northeast of Djakarta
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1957, Doty, M.S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,932 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
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)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 570036. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680630. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/570036.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680630 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026