Sargassum aquifolium Seaweed

Sargassum aquifolium is commonly referred to as Seaweed. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Sargassum aquifolium
German:: Seetang
English:: Seaweed

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Family tree:: Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Sargassaceae (Family) > Sargassum (Genus) > aquifolium (Species)
Initial determination:: (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820

Occurrence:: Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Tasmania (Australia), the Seychelles, Vietnam
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 1.97" - 27.56" (5cm - 70cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-15 13:43:31
Last edit:: 2022-04-26 19:37:37

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Sargassum aquifolium (Turner) C.Agardh, 1820

This large, brown seaweed is edible, and is commonly used in sacred ceremonies among native Hawaiiians.

Sargassum aquifolium can stretch along the surface of the ocean for miles. It is kept afloat by beads called pneumatocysts that are filled with mostly oxygen.

Synonymised names:
Carpacanthus biserrula (J.Agardh) G.Martens, 1866 · unaccepted
Carpacanthus heterocystus (Montagne) Endlichter, 1843 · unaccepted
Fucus aquifolius Turner, 1807 · unaccepted
Sargassum (Sargassum) anapense Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1901 · alternate representation
Sargassum (Sargassum) biserrula J. Agardh, 1848 · alternate representation
Sargassum (Sargassum) crassifolium J. Agardh, 1848 · alternate representation
Sargassum (Sargassum) echinocarpum J. Agardh, 1848 · alternate representation
Sargassum (Sargassum) fonanonense Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1924 · alternate representation
Sargassum (Sargassum) heterocystum Montagne, 1842 · alternate representation
Sargassum (Sargassum) oocyste J. Agardh, 1848 · alternate representation
Sargassum anapense Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1901 · unaccepted
Sargassum binderi Sonder ex J.Agardh, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum binderi var. incisifolium Sonder ex Grunow, 1915 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum biserrula J.Agardh, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum biserrulum · unaccepted
Sargassum cinctum var. echinocarpum Grunow, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum coriifolium J.Agardh, 1889 · unaccepted
Sargassum coriifolium var. echinocarpum (Grunow) Grunow, 1915 · unaccepted
Sargassum crassifolium J.Agardh, 1848 · unaccepted
Sargassum crassifolium var. samoensis Grunow, 1915 · unaccepted
Sargassum echinocarpum J.Agardh, 1848 · unaccepted
Sargassum echinocarpum Greville, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum echinocarpum var. vitiense Grunow, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum fonanonense Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 · unaccepted
Sargassum heterocystum Montagne, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum odontocarpum Sonder, 1871 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum oocyste J.Agardh, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sargassum spathulifolium var. neocaledonicum Grunow, 1916 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (2):
Forma Sargassum aquifolium f. kuetzingianum Grunow, 1916
Variety Sargassum aquifolium var. intercedens Grunow, 1916

External links

Algae Base (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
University of Hawaii at Manoa (en). Abgerufen am 26.04.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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