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Sargassum polyphyllum
As recorded: Sargassum polyphyllum J.Agardh, 1848
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Collector number
- IA 379
- Date
- May 6, 1944
- Locality
- Waikiki Natatorium
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2500, -157.8167
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1944, Abbott, I.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Boodlea composita
Botany
Codium edule
Botany
Colpomenia sinuosa
Botany
Cyanobacteria
Botany
Dichotomaria marginata
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Galaxaura rugosa
Botany
Galaxaura rugosa
Botany
Griffithsia subcylindrica
Botany
Hypnea spinella
Botany
Liagora ceranoides
Botany
Liagora ceranoides
Botany
Liagora ceranoides
Botany
Sargassum aquifolium
Botany
Sargassum polyphyllum
Botany
Trichogloea lubrica
Botany
Still here: Sargassum polyphyllum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
N Kalaheo Ave, Kailua, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-15
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) William Wimley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-06
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) belyykit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-08
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
no rights reserved
2025-06-28
Diamond Head Rd + Diamond Head Lighthouse, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum polyphyllum. BISH 628037. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152265. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628037.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152265 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026