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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Enomoto, S.
- Collector number
- 2962
- Date
- July 19, 1992
- Locality
- Nushima, Awaji-shima, Hyôgo Prefecture
- Island
- Awaji Island
- Region
- Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Coordinates
- 34.1667, 134.8233
- Identified by
- Yoshida, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Sargassum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-05.
2026-04-05
55 Kada, Wakayama, 640-0103, Japan
(c) Yōko Hashiguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
55 Kada, Wakayama, 640-0103, Japan
(c) Yōko Hashiguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 650656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956250056 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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