Daishi Naruse, Japan
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Sargassum fulvellum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
Sargassum fulvellum is an annual marine alga in the Sargassaceae family, native to temperate to tropical waters.
The brown alga grows in groups in the intertidal zone. the alga can grow more than 10 meters long, consists of roots, stems and leaves and is overall brownish in color.
When dried, the algae turns from brown to light green. The leaves are slit and have fruit-like oval bladders that contain gas, so their entire body is directed upward.
The sexual reproductive organs are located above the body.
The alga is used as food for humans and as fertilizer.
Sargassum algae are similarly important nurseries to many marine life as mangrove zones or seagrass beds, especially young fish and newly hatched turtles specifically seek out the floating plant life for protection. and nutrition.
Synonymised names:
Fucus biserratus Thunberg, 1815 · unaccepted
Fucus fulvellus Turner, 1808 · unaccepted
Sargassum (Bactrophycus) fulvellum (Turner) C. Agardh, 1820 · alternate representation
Sargassum enerve C.Agardh, 1820 · unaccepted
Sargassum fulvellum var. wilkesii Grunow, 1915 · unaccepted
Sargassum mertensii Endlicher, 1843 · unaccepted
Spongocarpus enervus Kützing, 1843 · unaccepted
Spongocarpus fulvellus (Turner) Kützing, 1849 · unaccepted
Direct children (1):
Variety Sargassum fulvellum var. wilkesii Grunow, 1915 accepted as Sargassum fulvellum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
Sargassum fulvellum is an annual marine alga in the Sargassaceae family, native to temperate to tropical waters.
The brown alga grows in groups in the intertidal zone. the alga can grow more than 10 meters long, consists of roots, stems and leaves and is overall brownish in color.
When dried, the algae turns from brown to light green. The leaves are slit and have fruit-like oval bladders that contain gas, so their entire body is directed upward.
The sexual reproductive organs are located above the body.
The alga is used as food for humans and as fertilizer.
Sargassum algae are similarly important nurseries to many marine life as mangrove zones or seagrass beds, especially young fish and newly hatched turtles specifically seek out the floating plant life for protection. and nutrition.
Synonymised names:
Fucus biserratus Thunberg, 1815 · unaccepted
Fucus fulvellus Turner, 1808 · unaccepted
Sargassum (Bactrophycus) fulvellum (Turner) C. Agardh, 1820 · alternate representation
Sargassum enerve C.Agardh, 1820 · unaccepted
Sargassum fulvellum var. wilkesii Grunow, 1915 · unaccepted
Sargassum mertensii Endlicher, 1843 · unaccepted
Spongocarpus enervus Kützing, 1843 · unaccepted
Spongocarpus fulvellus (Turner) Kützing, 1849 · unaccepted
Direct children (1):
Variety Sargassum fulvellum var. wilkesii Grunow, 1915 accepted as Sargassum fulvellum (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820
