Sargassaceae

E320057

Sargassaceae is a family of brown algae best known for including the floating seaweeds of the genus Sargassum that dominate the Sargasso Sea ecosystem.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sargassaceae canonical 2
Sargassum 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf algae family
brown algae family
taxon
associatedWith Sargasso Sea
class Phaeophyceae
color brown
containsGenus Carpophyllum
Cystophora
Cystoseira spp.
surface form: Cystoseira

Halidrys
Hormosira
Marginariella
Notheia
Sargassopsis
Sargassum
Scytothalia
Seirococcus
Turbinaria
Xiphophora
division Phaeophyceae
ecologicalRole habitat-forming macroalgae
primary producer in marine ecosystems
familyOf Carpophyllum
Cystophora
Cystoseira spp.
surface form: Cystoseira

Halidrys
Halopteris
Hormosira
Marginariella
Myriodesma
Notheia
Sargassum natans
surface form: Sargassopsis

Sargassaceae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sargassum

Scytothalia
Seirococcus
Sirophysalis
Turbinaria
Xiphophora
habitat marine environment
temperate seas
tropical seas
kingdom Chromista
notableFor dominance in Sargasso Sea ecosystem via Sargassum
floating seaweeds of genus Sargassum
order Fucales
photosyntheticPigment chlorophyll a
chlorophyll c
fucoxanthin
phylum Ochrophyta
reproduction alternation of generations
oogamous
subdivision Fucales
taxonRank family

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sargassum natans family Sargassaceae
Cystoseira spp. family Sargassaceae
subject surface form: Cystoseira
Sargassaceae familyOf Sargassaceae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sargassum