Sargassum
E1045504
Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae known for forming large floating seaweed mats in tropical and subtropical oceans, particularly in the Sargasso Sea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seaweed | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brown alga
ⓘ
genus ⓘ macroalga ⓘ |
| buoyancyMechanism | gas-filled bladders ⓘ |
| canCause | coastal beaching events ⓘ |
| class | Phaeophyceae ⓘ |
| contains |
alginate
ⓘ
iodine ⓘ polyphenols ⓘ |
| describedAs | brown macroalgae ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pacific region ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
habitat former
ⓘ
primary producer ⓘ |
| family | Sargassaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | floating mats ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical oceans
ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
blades
ⓘ
holdfast ⓘ pneumatocysts ⓘ stipe ⓘ |
| includes |
Sargassum fluitans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sargassum muticum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargassum natans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invasiveIn |
European coastal waters
ⓘ
eastern North Pacific ⓘ |
| kingdom | Chromista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | diplohaplontic ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sargasso Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRegion | Sargasso Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Fucales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPigment |
chlorophyll a
ⓘ
chlorophyll c ⓘ fucoxanthin ⓘ |
| phylum | Ochrophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesHabitatFor |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| thallusType | parenchymatous thallus ⓘ |
| threatens | coral reefs when overabundant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
animal feed
ⓘ
fertilizer ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seaweed