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Postelsia palmaeformis

Postelsia palmaeformis, commonly known as the sea palm, is a brown alga endemic to the wave-swept rocky shores of the no...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

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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Egregia menziesii

Egregia menziesii, commonly called feather boa kelp, is a large brown alga in the family Lessoniaceae. It grows on rocky...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.4 Good

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Ascophyllum nodosum

Ascophyllum nodosum, commonly known as knotted wrack, is a large brown macroalga prevalent along the rocky coasts of the...

Commercial North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.3 Good

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Hedophyllum sessile

Hedophyllum sessile is a brown kelp in the family Laminariaceae found along the northeastern Pacific coast. Its broad, u...

Kelp Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae

7.3 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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Hormosira banksii

Hormosira banksii is a brown alga found on rocky shores in Australia and New Zealand. It is commonly called Neptune’s ne...

Australia Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.3 Fair

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Cystoseira tamariscifolia

Mediterranean brown alga notable for vivid blue-green iridescence when submerged and widely used as a bioindicator of cl...

Mediterranean Intertidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.3 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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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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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

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Petalonia fascia

Petalonia fascia is a widely distributed brown alga in the family Scytosiphonaceae. It grows from a small discoid holdfa...

Blade Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae

4.8 Poor

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Asperococcus bullosus

Asperococcus bullosus is a marine brown alga that forms a hollow, membranous thallus irregularly inflated into bladder-l...

Tubular Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae

3.8 Poor