swap_horiz Sargassum polycystum Alternatives

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Laminaria pallida

Laminaria pallida, known as split-fan kelp, is a large brown alga in the order Laminariales. It grows on rocky subtidal...

South Africa Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

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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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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Pterygophora californica

Pterygophora californica is a perennial brown kelp commonly known as stalked kelp. Native to the Pacific coast of North...

Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.8 Fair

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Stypopodium zonale

Stypopodium zonale is a species of brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It occurs in tropical marine environments, inc...

Reef Tropical Fan Shaped Brown Algae

6.6 Fair

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Ecklonia brevipes

Ecklonia brevipes is a brown kelp in the family Lessoniaceae. It is associated with subtidal rocky reefs in cool-tempera...

New Zealand Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.5 Fair

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Agarum clathratum

Agarum clathratum is a cold-water brown kelp commonly called shotgun kelp. It forms a broad blade pierced by many natura...

North Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.4 Fair

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Lessonia trabeculata

Lessonia trabeculata is a large brown kelp native to rocky subtidal shores of Chile and Peru in the southeastern Pacific...

South America Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.4 Fair

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Lessonia variegata

Lessonia variegata is a large brown kelp in the family Lessoniaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It grows from the low...

New Zealand Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.4 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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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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Sargassum cristaefolium

Sargassum cristaefolium is a brown alga in the family Sargassaceae and occurs in Indo-Pacific marine environments. It is...

Tropical Indo Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae

6.3 Fair

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Turbinaria decurrens

Turbinaria decurrens is a tropical brown alga in the family Sargassaceae and occurs in the Indo-Pacific. It has rigid, b...

Reef Tropical Subtidal Brown Algae

6.2 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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Turbinaria conoides

Brown alga native to the Indo-Pacific, bearing conical vesicles and investigated for pharmaceutical potential of its fuc...

Tropical Edible Indo Pacific Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Sargassum duplicatum

Sargassum duplicatum is a brown alga of the family Sargassaceae widespread in the Indo-Pacific, distinguished by its dup...

Tropical Indo Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Sargassum baccularia

Sargassum baccularia is a species of brown alga in the family Sargassaceae. It occurs in tropical and subtropical parts...

Tropical Indo Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Padina australis

Padina australis is a brown alga widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It produces fan-shaped fronds that are lightly calc...

Tropical Indo Pacific Subtidal Brown Algae

5.5 Mediocre

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Dictyota dichotoma

Dictyota dichotoma is a brown alga with a broad distribution in tropical and temperate seas. Its thallus is characterize...

Tropical Intertidal Subtidal Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Spatoglossum schroederi

Spatoglossum schroederi is a brown alga in the family Dictyotaceae. It is recorded from the western Atlantic, including...

Tropical Subtidal Fan Shaped Brown Algae

5.4 Mediocre