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Sargassum aquifolium
Double-edge Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Handy, E.S.
- Collector number
- 33-12
- Date
- June 8, 1933
- Locality
- Hana Bay, E Maui, Hana District
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7600, -155.9822 ± 623 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1933, Handy, E.S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Sargassum aquifolium observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-01.
2026-07-01
Hana, HI 96713, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum aquifolium. BISH 611905. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956618462. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/611905.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956618462 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026