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Sargassum obtusifolium
As recorded: Sargassum obtusifolium J.Agardh, 1848
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Ball, F.
- Collector number
- IA 21234
- Date
- July 5, 1977
- Island
- Nihoa
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1977, Ball, F. also collected 11 other specimens.
Sargassum obtusifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-04-03.
2022-04-03
Mokapu, MCBH, HI 96734, USA
(c) vbandini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-05-23
Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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 700811. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956541100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/700811.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956541100 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026