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Sargassum muticum
Japanese Wireweed
As recorded: Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- 861
- Date
- October 21, 1976
- Locality
- Samoa Pt, near Coast Guard Station, Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum muticum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,219 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
(c) François-Xavier Taxil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
CA, US
(c) Thomas L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Inn by the Sea, Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9AD, UK
(c) jerrypt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Village of La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
(c) Jon Pleizier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Admiral Way, Edmonds, WA, US
(c) Chris F, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum muticum. BISH 636425. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220716. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/636425.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220716 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026