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Turbinaria ornata
Ornate Turbanweed
As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae
- Collected by
- Hau, S.
- Collector number
- IA 30038f
- Date
- August 7, 2002
- Locality
- Kapalua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 2002, Hau, S. also collected 19 other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
Botany
Amansia glomerata
Botany
Asparagopsis taxiformis
Botany
Dictyopteris australis
Botany
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Botany
Dictyosphaeria versluysii
Botany
Galaxaura
Botany
Galaxaura
Botany
Galaxaura rugosa
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Halimeda kanaloana
Botany
Laurencia
Botany
Lyngbya majuscula
Botany
Microdictyon umbilicatum
Botany
Microdictyon umbilicatum
Botany
Padina sanctae-crucis
Botany
Spyridia filamentosa
Botany
Stypopodium flabelliforme
Botany
Turbinaria ornata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2002. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Turbinaria ornata. BISH 711624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356549. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/711624.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956356549 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026