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Sargassum
Sargassum
As recorded: Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Alvarez, V.B.
- Collector number
- MSD 33538
- Date
- April 3, 1990
- Locality
- [Pacific; Malesia; Philippines; Philippine Islands; Luzon; Sorsogon Province
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Sorsogon Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 3, 1990, Alvarez, V.B. also collected 2 other specimens.
Sargassum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,958 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Tamargueira, 3080-278 Buarcos, Portugal
(c) Elizabete Marchante, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-30
Channel Islands National Park, Channel Islands, Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US
(c) Daniel S. Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Orange County, CA, USA
(c) Andy Lazere, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Ocean Front Walk, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Ocean Front Walk, CA, US
(c) Alex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sargassum. BISH 698146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956426577. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/698146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956426577 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026