swap_horiz Ascophyllum nodosum Alternatives

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Macrocystis pyrifera

Macrocystis pyrifera, commonly known as giant kelp, is a large species of brown algae found in underwater forests along...

Commercial Pacific Giant Kelp Brown Algae

8.6 Great

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Saccharina latissima

Saccharina latissima, widely known as sugar kelp, is a large brown marine alga naturally distributed across the cold coa...

Edible Sugar Kelp North Atlantic Brown Algae

7.9 Good

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Himanthalia elongata

Himanthalia elongata is an edible brown alga commonly known as sea spaghetti, found along the northeastern Atlantic coas...

Edible North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.7 Good

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Laminaria digitata

Laminaria digitata is a large brown kelp known as oarweed. It grows on rocky shores in the North Atlantic and forms a to...

Kelp North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.2 Good

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Alaria esculenta

Alaria esculenta is an edible brown alga commonly known as winged kelp or dabberlocks. It grows on rocky shores of the N...

Edible North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.2 Good

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Laminaria hyperborea

Laminaria hyperborea is a large brown kelp of the Northeast Atlantic, where it forms underwater forests along parts of t...

Kelp North Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

7.0 Good

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Fucus vesiculosus

*Fucus vesiculosus*, commonly called bladderwrack, is a brown alga of rocky intertidal shores in the North Atlantic and...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.8 Fair

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Ecklonia maxima

*Ecklonia maxima* is a large brown alga in the kelp order Laminariales, native to the cold, wave-exposed waters of south...

South Africa Commercial Kelp Brown Algae

6.8 Fair

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Lessonia nigrescens

Lessonia nigrescens is a large brown kelp native to rocky coastal habitats of Chile and Peru. It forms a substantial hol...

Commercial South America Kelp Brown Algae

6.8 Fair

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Ecklonia stolonifera

Ecklonia stolonifera is a brown alga in the kelp family Lessoniaceae, native to coastal waters around Japan and the Kore...

Commercial Japan Kelp Brown Algae

6.5 Fair

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Laminaria ochroleuca

Kelp with a pale yellowish stipe native to the northeastern Atlantic from Iberia to Norway, among the most commercially...

Kelp North Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

6.3 Fair

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Bifurcaria bifurcata

Bifurcaria bifurcata is a brown alga of the northeastern Atlantic, with a range extending from the British Isles toward...

Cylindrical Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Cutleria multifida

Cutleria multifida is a brown alga in the family Cutleriaceae. It is distinguished by a heteromorphic life cycle, meanin...

North Atlantic Subtidal Fan Shaped Brown Algae

5.9 Mediocre

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Fucus serratus

Fucus serratus, commonly called toothed wrack, is a brown alga native to the North Atlantic. Its flattened blades have r...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.8 Mediocre

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Desmarestia aculeata

Desmarestia aculeata is a brown alga recorded from the North Atlantic and North Pacific. Its cells store sulfuric acid i...

Acid North Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Sargassum wightii

Sargassum wightii is a brown alga native to coastal waters around India and Sri Lanka. It is harvested commercially as a...

Commercial India Edible Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Fucus spiralis

Fucus spiralis, commonly known as spiral wrack, is a brown seaweed of the North Atlantic. It occupies the upper intertid...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Pelvetia canaliculata

Pelvetia canaliculata, known as channelled wrack or channel wrack, is a brown alga of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. I...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.2 Mediocre

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Halidrys siliquosa

Halidrys siliquosa, commonly called sea oak, is a brown alga native to rocky marine shores of the northeastern Atlantic....

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

5.2 Mediocre

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Scytosiphon lomentaria

Scytosiphon lomentaria is a brown alga found in cold and temperate marine waters in many parts of the world. It grows as...

Tubular Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae

5.2 Mediocre