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BISH 571136Botany
Sargassum obtusifolium
As recorded: Sargassum obtusifolium J.Agardh, 1848
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 33103
- Date
- March 8, 1988
- Locality
- Coconut Island, small bed near garbage dump hollow and the NE entrance to the swimming pool on
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4335, -157.7888 ± 303 m
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1988, Doty, M.S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Sargassum obtusifolium observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-04-03.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum obtusifolium. BISH 571136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189331. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956189331 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026