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Turbinaria ornata
Ornate Turbanweed
As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Okano, R.
- Collector number
- 30828
- Date
- May 15, 2003
- Locality
- Honomu County Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 2003, Okano, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ahnfeltiopsis
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Akalaphycus setchelliae
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Amansia glomerata
Botany
Asparagopsis taxiformis
Botany
Boodlea composita
Botany
Botryocladia skottsbergii
Botany
Chaetomorpha antennina
Botany
Champia parvula
Botany
Chnoospora minima
Botany
Cladophora vagabunda
Botany
Codium
Botany
Codium edule
Botany
Colpomenia sinuosa
Botany
Dasya
Botany
Dasya
Botany
Dasya corymbifera
Botany
Dictyosphaeria versluysii
Botany
Galaxaura
Botany
Galaxaura rugosa
Botany
Gelidium pluma
Botany
Gelidium pusillum
Botany
Grateloupia phuquocensis
Botany
Jania micrarthrodia
Botany
Jania subulata
Botany
Turbinaria ornata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 488 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)
2026-10-08
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)
2026-07-28
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbinaria ornata. BISH 704600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247338. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/704600.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956247338 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026