Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Shultz, K.; Kennedy, B.; Spafford, D.Barbara Kennedy →K. Shultz →D. Spafford →
Collector number: SG-1252
Date: April 27, 2001
Locality: Hanalei Bay
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 22.2000, -159.5000
Identified by: Abbott, I.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 27, 2001, Shultz, K.; Kennedy, B.; Spafford, D. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Turbinaria ornata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-21.

2026-06-21

Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-21

Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-22

Kauai County, HI, USA

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

2026-01-22

Kealia, HI 96751, 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)

2025-07-07

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Morgan Cantrell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 669756. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381586. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/669756.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956381586 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026