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Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae in the order Fucales of the Phaeophyceae class. [1] Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral reefs, and the genus is widely known for its planktonic (free-floating) species.
Sargassum muticum, commonly known as Japanese wireweed [2] or japweed, [3] [4] is a large brown seaweed of the genus Sargassum. It is native to the Western Pacific Ocean from coasts of China, South Korea, Japan, and southern Russia. During the mid-1900s, S. muticum was introduced to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and the ...
Sargassum natans, the type species of the genus Sargassum. The genus Sargassum contains over 300 species of brown algae: [1. A. Sargassum abbottiae G.C.Trono, Jr ...
The drop won’t be enough to keep beaches seaweed-free, but it did knock back what had been a record-breaking seaweed bloom. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt — the scientific name for the ...
Sargassum natans is a species of brown algae in the family Sargassaceae. [1] In English the species goes by the common names common gulfweed, narrowleaf gulfweed, or spiny gulfweed. [2]: 126 It occurs in the Sargasso Sea.: 123 It is also pelagic [3] and reproduces by fragmentation.
The massive quantities can also clog boat propellers, impacting another popular summer activity for Florida residents and tourists. In 2019, a buildup of sargassum at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State ...
A sargassum bloom floats between the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. The seaweed can choke corals, wreak havoc on coastal ecosystems and diminish air quality.
Broad-leafed sargassum Sargassum fallax Sonder (Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Ballina, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) [1] Surf sargassum Sargassum vestitum (R. Brown ex Turner) C. Agardh (Robe, South Australia, to Mallacoota Point, Victoria, and around Tasmania.) [1]