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Sargassum thunbergii
As recorded: Sargassum thunbergii (Montagne ex Roth) O.Kuntze, 1893
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 32309
- Date
- June 18, 1983
- Locality
- Huiguan Bay; midway along the "first beach" of the English built Chinese Navy Hospital
- Region
- Qingdao Province, China
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1983, Doty, M.S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sargassum thunbergii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.
2026-04-05
55 Kada, Wakayama, 640-0103, Japan
(c) Yōko Hashiguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-24
Hokkaido, JP
(c) konan koyama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum thunbergii. BISH 624856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143420. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/624856.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143420 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026