swap_horiz Crayweed (Phyllospora comosa) Alternatives

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Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Macrocystis pyrifera is a brown alga considered the largest seaweed species, forming dense underwater kelp forests on ro...

Brown Pacific Edible Kelp

9.6 Brilliant

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Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)

Nereocystis luetkeana, or bull kelp, is an annual brown kelp found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska...

Brown Pacific Kelp Intertidal

9.2 Excellent

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Cuvie (Laminaria hyperborea)

Laminaria hyperborea, commonly known as Cuvie, is a species of large brown kelp found in the subtidal zones of the north...

Brown Atlantic Kelp Cold Water

8.5 Great

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Feather Boa Kelp (Egregia menziesii)

Egregia menziesii, commonly known as feather boa kelp, is a species of brown algae in the family Lessoniaceae. It is nat...

Brown Pacific Kelp Intertidal

8.1 Great

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Cystoseira barbata

Cystoseira barbata is a large, canopy-forming brown macroalga in the family Sargassaceae. It is native to the shallow su...

Mediterranean Brown Subtidal Bushy

8.0 Great

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Lessonia corrugata

Lessonia corrugata is a species of subantarctic brown macroalgae, or kelp, native to the southern coasts of South Americ...

Brown South Pacific Kelp Cold Water

7.7 Good

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Stalked Kelp (Pterygophora californica)

Pterygophora californica, commonly known as stalked kelp, is a perennial brown macroalga native to the rocky subtidal zo...

Brown Pacific Kelp Subtidal

7.6 Good

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Neptune's Necklace (Hormosira banksii)

Hormosira banksii, commonly known as Neptune's necklace, is a brown alga found along the southern coastlines of Australi...

Brown Southern Australasian Intertidal

7.5 Good

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Pterocladia lucida

Pterocladia lucida is a species of red macroalgae belonging to the family Gelidiaceae. It is distributed across the Sout...

Industrial Red Australasian Subtidal

7.4 Good

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Eualaria fistulosa

Eualaria fistulosa, commonly known as dragon kelp, is a large brown macroalga belonging to the order Laminariales. It is...

Brown Pacific Kelp Subtidal

7.2 Good

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Sea Oak (Halidrys siliquosa)

Halidrys siliquosa, commonly known as sea oak, is a species of brown macroalgae primarily found in the northeastern Atla...

Brown Atlantic Subtidal Fucales

7.1 Good

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Saccharina groenlandica

Saccharina groenlandica is a species of brown kelp belonging to the family Laminariaceae, native to the cold, nutrient-r...

Arctic Brown Kelp Cold Water

7.0 Good

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Sea Sorrel (Desmarestia aculeata)

Desmarestia aculeata, commonly known as sea sorrel, is a species of brown algae found in cold-water marine environments...

Acidic Brown Atlantic Cold Water

6.9 Fair

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Laminaria setchellii

Laminaria setchellii is a species of brown kelp belonging to the family Laminariaceae, native to the Pacific coast of No...

Brown Pacific Kelp Subtidal

6.8 Fair

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Desmarestia viridis

Desmarestia viridis is a species of brown algae native to temperate and polar coastal waters. It is distinguished by its...

Brown Atlantic Cold Water Subtidal

6.7 Fair

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Cymathaere triplicata

Cymathaere triplicata is a species of brown alga, commonly described as three-ribbed kelp. It is a marine macroalga of t...

Brown Pacific Kelp Subtidal

6.5 Fair

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Halymenia australis

Red alga (Halymeniales) native to Australian waters, belonging to a large pantropical genus widely used as a food source...

Red Australasian Subtidal Gelatinous

6.5 Fair

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Carpophyllum maschalocarpum

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It forms bushy, ca...

New Zealand Endemic Subtidal Brown Algae

6.2 Fair

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Landsburgia quercifolia

A brown alga (Sargassaceae) endemic to New Zealand, its specific epithet quercifolia (oak-leaved) describing the distinc...

New Zealand Endemic Subtidal Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Seirococcus axillaris

Seirococcus axillaris is a large brown alga in the family Seirococcaceae. It is endemic to cool-temperate waters of sout...

Australia Endemic Subtidal Brown Algae

5.9 Mediocre