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Turbinaria ornata
As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Char, W.P.
- Collector number
- IA 22519
- Date
- July 11, 1995
- Locality
- Emeline Beach
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1995, Char, W.P. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Codium geppiorum
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Dichotomaria marginata
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Exophyllum wentii
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Feldmannia indica
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Halimeda borneensis
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Halimeda discoidea
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incertae sedis
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incertae sedis
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Padina boryana
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Portieria hornemannii
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Ulva flexuosa
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Ulva lactuca
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Turbinaria ornata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 631 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Ellison Reef, Australia
(c) kjames2000, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-16
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) higgmaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Motu Tapu, French Polynesia
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria ornata. BISH 692782. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956400767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/692782.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956400767 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026