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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 31320
- Date
- August 2, 2002
- Locality
- Papaula
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Abbott, I.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 2002, Hau, S. also collected 21 other specimens.
Acanthophora spicifera
Botany
Amansia glomerata
Botany
Amphiroa
Botany
Champia parvula
Botany
Chondrophycus
Botany
Codium
Botany
Dichotomaria marginata
Botany
Galaxaura
Botany
Gracilaria
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Halimeda discoidea
Botany
Halymenia
Botany
Hypneocolax stellaris
Botany
Laurencia
Botany
Laurencia
Botany
Martensia flabelliformis
Botany
Titanophycus validus
Botany
Trichogloea lubrica
Botany
Tricleocarpa fragilis
Botany
Tricleocarpa fragilis
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 716720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268275. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716720.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268275 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026