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Turbinaria
Scroll Corals
As recorded: Turbinaria J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1825
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 24025
- Date
- November 22, 1971
- Locality
- near Jolo
- Island
- Kabukan Atoll
- Region
- Tawi Tawi Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 22, 1971, Doty, M.S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Turbinaria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,899 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) nabayu5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Botum Sakor, KH-KK, KH
(c) habeasporpoise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Shark Bay, AU-WA, AU
(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Ellison Reef, Australia
(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria. BISH 570602. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956699763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/570602.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956699763 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
