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Turbinaria
Scroll Corals
As recorded: Turbinaria J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1825
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Abbott, D.P.
- Collector number
- IA 17856 (J.5)
- Date
- March 4, 1957
- Locality
- Gnat Reef, south end
- Island
- Balabac Island
- Region
- Palawan Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1957, Abbott, D.P. also collected 19 other specimens.
Turbinaria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,898 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) nabayu5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Botum Sakor, KH-KK, KH
(c) habeasporpoise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Shark Bay, AU-WA, AU
(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria. BISH 701910. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956186930. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/701910.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956186930 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
