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BISH 688435Botany
Sargassum obtusifolium
As recorded: Sargassum skottsbergii Sjöestedt, 1924
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- McKown, P.
- Collector number
- IA 16624
- Date
- November 16, 1978
- Locality
- [Pacific; East Pacific; Chile; Rapa Nui; Chilean Island
- Region
- Chile
- Coordinates
- -27.1333, -109.3833
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1978, McKown, P. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Sargassum obtusifolium. BISH 688435. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956400747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/688435.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956400747 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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