BISH 723192Botany

Turbinaria ornata

Ornate Turbanweed

As recorded: Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh

Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Fucales › Sargassaceae

Collected by: Vroom, P.S.
Collector number: ROT6
Date: September 20, 2003
Locality: Rota
Island: Rota
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Identified by: Tsuda, R.T.; Fisher, J.R.Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. →Roy Tsuda →
Record type: Preserved specimen

522 Bishop specimens of Turbinaria ornata · collected 1900–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 20, 2003, Vroom, P.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Turbinaria ornata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 631 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)

2026-10-10

Ellison Reef, Australia

(c) kjames2000, 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)

2026-09-15

Motu Tapu, French Polynesia

(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Turbinaria ornata. BISH 723192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956502859. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/723192.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956502859 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026