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Sargassum obtusifolium

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BISH 700809Botany

Sargassum obtusifolium

As recorded: Sargassum obtusifolium J.Agardh, 1848

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Hau, S.
Collector number: IA 20048
Date: November 29, 1989
Locality: Honokowai
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

348 Bishop specimens of Sargassum obtusifolium · collected 1912–2024Species page ›

Sargassum obtusifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-04-03.

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2022-04-03

2022-04-03

Mokapu, MCBH, HI 96734, USA

(c) vbandini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2018-05-23

2018-05-23

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Sargassum obtusifolium observed 2016-01-21

2016-01-21

Kamaole Beach Park, Wailea, HI, US

(c) Kai Joaquin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sargassum obtusifolium. BISH 700809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353241. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/700809.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956353241 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026