Sargassum natans
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Sargassum natans is a free-floating brown alga commonly found in the Sargasso Sea, where it forms extensive mats that provide habitat for diverse marine life.
Aliases (2)
- Sargassum ×1
- Sargassum fluitans ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine alga
→
species of brown alga → |
| associatedWith |
Sargassum crab
→
Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio) → |
| authority |
Carl Linnaeus
→
surface form: "(Linnaeus) Gaillon"
|
| buoyancyStructure | gas-filled vesicles → |
| class | Phaeophyceae → |
| color | brown → |
| commonName | floating sargassum → |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
→
surface form: "North Atlantic Ocean"
Sargasso Sea → |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat provider
→
primary producer → |
| environment | marine → |
| family | Sargassaceae → |
| forms | floating mats → |
| genus |
Sargassum natans
→
surface form: "Sargassum"
|
| growthForm | free-floating → |
| habitat |
Sargasso Sea
→
open ocean → pelagic zone → |
| kingdom | Chromista → |
| lacks |
holdfast
→
true leaves → true roots → |
| lifeForm | macroalga → |
| mobility | drifting → |
| nutrientUptake | through thallus surface → |
| order | Fucales → |
| photosyntheticPigment |
chlorophyll a
→
chlorophyll c → fucoxanthin → |
| phylum | Ochrophyta → |
| providesHabitatFor |
crustaceans
→
fish larvae → invertebrates → sea turtles → |
| reproduction | vegetative fragmentation → |
| salinityPreference | oceanic salinity → |
| scientificName | Sargassum natans → |
| subjectOf |
studies on Sargasso Sea ecology
→
studies on pelagic ecosystems → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| trophicLevel | primary producer → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Sargassum"
this entity surface form: "Sargassum fluitans"