Sargassum aquifolium

Double-edge Sargassum

As recorded: Sargassum aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Shultz, K.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →K. Shultz →
Collector number: SG-0766
Date: January 17, 2001
Locality: Port Allen
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 22.2150, -159.4833
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Tsuda, R.T.
Record type: Preserved specimen

351 Bishop specimens of Sargassum aquifolium · collected 1863–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 17, 2001, Shultz, K.; Kennedy, B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Sargassum aquifolium observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-23.

2026-06-23

Wailua, HI 96746, USA

(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-22

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18

Anahola, HI 96703, USA

(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18

Anahola, HI 96703, USA

(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-25

Waipouli Courtyards, Wailua, HI 96746, USA

(c) Maxxum Fioriti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-19

North Pacific Ocean, Kapaa, HI, US

(c) Stephen Clifford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sargassum aquifolium. BISH 666340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956524325. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/666340.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956524325 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026