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Sargassum filipendula
As recorded: Sargassum filipendula C.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Conway, J.R.; Woelkerling, W.; Woelkerling, T.J.R. Conway →T. Woelkerling →W.J. Woelkerling →
- Collector number
- 41
- Date
- October 3, 1969
- Locality
- West Yarmouth.
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sargassum filipendula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-14.

2025-03-14
Tampa Bay, FL, US
(c) Alex Kissel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-20
North Atlantic Ocean, Nantucket, MA, US
(c) miahwagner11, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-31
North Atlantic Ocean, NC, US
(c) Max J. Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-17
Falmouth, MA, USA
(c) Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-12-31
Sanibel, FL, USA
(c) Matt Parr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-12-03
348 E Bay Rd, Barnstable, MA, US
(c) dgorrill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum filipendula. BISH 682213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/682213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306389 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
