BISH 626647Botany

Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M.M.E. Leu →W.H. Magruder →
Collector number: HMA1752
Date: May 20, 1988
Locality: Mahukona
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.1833, -155.9000
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 20, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Turbinaria ornata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-06.

2026-06-06

Waimea, HI 96743, USA

(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-26

Puako Beach Dr, Puako, HI, US

(c) W LaC Phippen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-19

Puako, HI 96743, USA

(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-25

Puako, HI 96743, USA

(c) Kendra Dedinsky (she/her), some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2024-06-19

kawaihae harbor, HI, USA

(c) hai v on, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-28

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Sheama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 626647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956222699. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/626647.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956222699 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026