swap_horiz Phyllospora comosa Alternatives

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Cladosiphon okamuranus

Cladosiphon okamuranus, commonly called Okinawan mozuku, is a type of brown seaweed native to Japan. It’s notable for it...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.9 Great

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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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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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Macrocystis integrifolia

Macrocystis integrifolia is a species of brown algae, commonly known as giant kelp, that forms extensive subtidal forest...

Pacific Kelp Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.3 Great

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Saccharina japonica

Saccharina japonica is a large marine brown alga cultivated extensively in East Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Ko...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.2 Great

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Undaria peterseniana

A brown alga (Alariaceae) closely related to the commercially cultivated wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), native to the tem...

Korea Edible Kelp Brown Algae

8.2 Great

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Nemacystus decipiens

Nemacystus decipiens is a filamentous brown alga harvested as mozuku in Okinawa, Japan, where it ranks among the most ec...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.1 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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Pelagophycus porra

Pelagophycus porra, commonly known as elk kelp, is a large brown macroalga native to the deep marine waters of the Pacif...

North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta Elk Kelp

7.9 Good

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Undaria pinnatifida

*Undaria pinnatifida*, commonly known as wakame, is an edible brown seaweed native to the northwest Pacific Ocean, inclu...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.7 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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Nereocystis luetkeana

Nereocystis luetkeana, commonly called bull kelp, is a large annual brown alga native to the northeastern Pacific coast....

Canopy Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.6 Good

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Ectocarpus siliculosus

Ectocarpus siliculosus is a small, filamentous brown alga found in temperate and other coastal marine environments. It g...

Widespread Brown Algae Phaeophyta Filamentous

7.6 Good

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Eisenia bicyclis

Eisenia bicyclis, commonly known as arame, is a species of brown kelp native to the subtidal zones of the Pacific Ocean,...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.5 Good

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Ecklonia radiata

Ecklonia radiata is a brown kelp, also called common or golden kelp, found in temperate marine waters including Australi...

Australia Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

7.0 Good

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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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Xiphophora chondrophylla

Xiphophora chondrophylla is a brown alga in the family Xiphophoraceae found on coasts of southern Australia and New Zeal...

Australia Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

6.3 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

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Notheia anomala

Notheia anomala is a small brown alga in the family Notheiaceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand and has a spe...

Australia Subtropical Epiphyte Brown Algae

5.7 Mediocre

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Scaberia agardhii

Scaberia agardhii is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae. It is found in southern Australia and New Zealand, where i...

Australia Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre