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
- HMA15
- Date
- April 6, 1988
- Locality
- Makua Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5167, -158.2167
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 6, 1988, Magruder, W.H.; Leu, M. also collected 19 other specimens.
Champia parvula
Botany
Cladophora
Botany
Cladophora
Botany
Cladophora socialis
Botany
Cladophora socialis
Botany
Colpomenia sinuosa
Botany
Dasya
Botany
Derbesia
Botany
Dictyota
Botany
Gayliella fimbriata
Botany
Griffithsia
Botany
Hydroclathrus clathratus
Botany
Jania
Botany
Laurencia
Botany
Padina
Botany
Padina australis
Botany
Rivulariaceae
Botany
Sargassum echinocarpum
Botany
Stypopodium flabelliforme
Botany
Still here: Turbinaria ornata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-14.
2026-06-14
Sharks Cove
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-26
Farrington Hwy, Māʻili, HI, US
(c) shaniaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-25
Oʻahu, Māʻili, HI, US
(c) acousticsonar48, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Turbinaria ornata. BISH 628388. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/628388.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956356063 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026